Todd I P, Porter N H, Morson B C, Smith B, Friedmann C A, Neal R A
Gut. 1969 Dec;10(12):1009-14. doi: 10.1136/gut.10.12.1009.
Chagas disease is a rare condition in patients anywhere but in Central and Latin America. This case is therefore reported because the patient was born in Britain and spent only a short time in an area where Chagas disease is endemic. It is believed that this patient is the first case of Chagas disease to be treated in Britain. Chagas disease causes a generalized degeneration of autonomic ganglia and usually presents as megaoesophagus or megacolon. The disease may also cause the heart to enlarge followed by cardiac failure.
恰加斯病在除中美洲和拉丁美洲以外的任何地方的患者中都很罕见。因此报告了该病例，因为患者出生在英国，仅在恰加斯病流行地区短暂停留过。据信该患者是在英国接受治疗的首例恰加斯病病例。恰加斯病会导致自主神经节广泛退化，通常表现为巨食管或巨结肠。该病还可能导致心脏扩大，继而引发心力衰竭。
