Diagnosaurus
American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease)
DDx
- Acute stage: malaria, rheumatic fever, African trypanosomiasis
- Myocarditis due to other causes, e.g., coxsackie, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, toxoplasmosis, drugs
- Arrhythmia or congestive heart failure due to other causes, e.g., sick-sinus syndrome, coronary artery disease
- Toxic megacolon due to inflammatory bowel disease or Clostridium difficile-associated colitis
- Idiopathic achalasia
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' Disease)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114877/all/American_trypanosomiasis__Chagas'_disease_.
Zeiger RFR. American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114877/all/American_trypanosomiasis__Chagas'_disease_. Accessed December 11, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114877/all/American_trypanosomiasis__Chagas'_disease_
Zeiger RFR. American Trypanosomiasis (Chagas' Disease) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 11]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114877/all/American_trypanosomiasis__Chagas'_disease_.
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