Transfusional chagas disease: parasitological and serological monitoring of an infected recipient and blood donor.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Chagas disease is endemic to Latin America, but human migration is extending its distribution. This report describes the parasitological and serological course of disease in a Spanish patient fatally infected via a blood product transfusion, as well as the monitoring of the donor. Before undergoing immunosuppression, multitransfused patients should be screened for anti-Trypanosoma cruzi antibodies.
Medical subject headings
- Chagas Disease
- Transfusion Reaction