Vattikonda Kiriti, Peterson Christopher J, Mulkey Benjamin, Allen Bradley
Internal Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.
Cardiology, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, USA.
Cureus. 2023 Jul 19;15(7):e42158. doi: 10.7759/cureus.42158. eCollection 2023 Jul.
Chagas cardiomyopathy, caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, is a significant cause of cardiac pathology worldwide. Though most frequently observed in Latin America, Chagas disease is present in the United States and should be considered in patients with heart block or other cardiac abnormalities and previous travel to or residence in endemic areas. Here we describe a new diagnosis of Chagas cardiomyopathy in a patient residing in Virginia with a previous residence in Mexico.
恰加斯心肌病由克氏锥虫寄生虫引起，是全球心脏病理学的一个重要病因。尽管恰加斯病最常出现在拉丁美洲，但在美国也有发现，对于患有心脏传导阻滞或其他心脏异常且曾前往或居住在流行地区的患者应予以考虑。在此，我们描述了一名居住在弗吉尼亚州、曾在墨西哥居住过的患者被新诊断为恰加斯心肌病的病例。
