"Chagas Disease" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Infection with the protozoan parasite TRYPANOSOMA CRUZI, a form of TRYPANOSOMIASIS endemic in Central and South America. It is named after the Brazilian physician Carlos Chagas, who discovered the parasite. Infection by the parasite (positive serologic result only) is distinguished from the clinical manifestations that develop years later, such as destruction of PARASYMPATHETIC GANGLIA; CHAGAS CARDIOMYOPATHY; and dysfunction of the ESOPHAGUS or COLON.
| Descriptor ID |
D014355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.752.300.900.200
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| Concept/Terms |
Chagas Disease- Chagas Disease
- Chagas' Disease
- American Trypanosomiasis
- Trypanosomiasis, American
- Trypanosomiasis, South American
- South American Trypanosomiasis
- Trypanosoma cruzi Infection
- Infection, Trypanosoma cruzi
- Infections, Trypanosoma cruzi
- Trypanosoma cruzi Infections
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| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chagas Disease" by people in Profiles.
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Chagas Cardiomyopathy: A Comprehensive Perioperative Review. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2018 Dec; 32(6):2780-2788.
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Physician Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Related to Chagas Disease in Tabasco, Mexico. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2018 06; 98(6):1743-1747.
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High-resolution manometry classifications for idiopathic achalasia in patients with Chagas' disease esophagopathy. J Gastrointest Surg. 2014 Feb; 18(2):221-4; discussion 224-5.
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Donor-derived Trypanosoma cruzi infection in solid organ recipients in the United States, 2001-2011. Am J Transplant. 2013 Sep; 13(9):2418-25.
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Comparison of idiopathic achalasia and Chagas' disease esophagopathy at the light of high-resolution manometry. Dis Esophagus. 2014 Feb-Mar; 27(2):128-33.
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Laparoscopic Heller myotomy and fundoplication in patients with Chagas' disease achalasia and massively dilated esophagus. Am Surg. 2013 Jan; 79(1):72-5.
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Trypanosoma cruzi infection: a review with emphasis on cutaneous manifestations. Int J Dermatol. 2012 May; 51(5):501-8.
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Chagas disease: coming to a place near you. Dermatol Clin. 2011 Jan; 29(1):53-62.
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Tropical dermatology: Tropical diseases caused by protozoa. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Jun; 60(6):897-925; quiz 926-8.
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Bioluminescent imaging of Trypanosoma cruzi infection. Int J Parasitol. 2008 Oct; 38(12):1391-400.