Enfermedad de Chagas en el grupo familiar de un caso crónico de curso fatal en un área sin triatominos del Departamento de Ica, Perú

• RUFINO CABRERA ^[2] ; VIRGINIA GOICOCHEA R ^[3] ; SILVIA VEGA ^[4] ; ELISA HERRERA C ^[3] ; LUIS SUÁREZ-OGNIO ^[1]
  1. [1] Ministerio de Salud

     Ministerio de Salud

     Perú

     
  2. [2] Universidad Nacional San Luis Gonzaga de Ica Facultad de Ciencias
  3. [3] Hospital III EsSalud Félix Torrealva Gutiérrez
  4. [4] Instituto Nacional de Salud División de Parasitología

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• Localización: Parasitología latinoamericana, ISSN-e 0717-7712, ISSN 0717-7704, Vol. 57, Nº. 1-4, 2002, págs. 59-62
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Chagas' disease in the familial group of a chronic case with fatal course in an area free of triatomines of the department ica, Peru
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  • The purpose of this communication is to present two cases of Chagas' disease in a familial group of a index case, coming from the Arequipa region in southwestern Peru, an endemic area. The case suffered sudden death because of chagasic cardiomyopathy in an area free triatomines in Department Ica. His sister and his nephew showed IgG specific antibodies anti - Trypanosoma cruzi detected by enzime-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), both households had lived in an endemic valley (Vitor-Arequipa). Our results underscore the importance of the epidemiological survey in the familial group of the chronic case in low risk-areas.