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Louis V. Kirchhoff, MD, MPH; Franklin A. Neva, MD

JAMA. 1985;254(21):3058-3060.

Abstract
Chagas' disease is caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a protozoan parasite that infects an estimated 10 to 12 million Latin Americans. Because infection is often lifelong, individuals from endemic areas may develop symptomatic chronic Chagas' disease years after emigrating to the United States. We report three immigrant patients from Latin America who illustrate the indeterminate phase and the symptomatic cardiac and gastrointestinal syndromes of this illness.

(JAMA 1985;254:3058-3060)

Author Affiliations
From the Laboratories of Parasitic Diseases and Clinical Investigation, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md.

Footnotes
Reprint requests to the Laboratory of Parasitic Diseases, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bldg 5, Room 114, Bethesda, MD 20205 (Dr Kirchhoff).

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