Uneventful benznidazole treatment of acute Chagas disease during pregnancy: a case report

This report describes the case of a patient with acute Chagas disease in Tocantins, Brazil, who was unaware of her pregnancy during benznidazole treatment. She presented with impaired cardiac function during the acute phase (pericarditis and incomplete right bundle-branch block) that resolved favora...

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Main Authors: Valeria Rita Corrêa, Fernanda Gama Barbosa, Claudimar Américo de Melo Junior, Luis Fernando D'Albuquerque e Castro, Heitor Franco de Andrade Junior, Nanci Nascimento
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-06-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000300397&lng=en&tlng=en