[A case of autochtonous chronic Chagas cardiopathy in French Guiana].

After a brief review of Chagas' disease history in French Guiana, the authors report the first autochthonous case of Chagas' cardiopathy found in this country since 1956. The diagnostic suspected through epidemiological, clinical, electrocardiographical and echocardiographical data, was corroborated by serology and by the discovery of an apical aneurysm at post mortem examination of the heart.