TRYPANOSOMIASIS CLINICAL FEATURES

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CLINICAL FEATURES

The acute phase is usually asymptomatic, but can present with manifestations that include fever, anorexia, lymphadenopathy, mild hepatosplenomegaly, and myocarditis. Romaa’s sign (unilateral palpebral and periocular swelling) may appear as a result of conjunctival contamination with the vector’s feces. A nodular lesion or furuncle, usually called chagoma, can appear at the site of inoculation. Most acute cases resolve over a period of a few weeks or months into an asymptomatic chronic form of the disease. The symptomatic chronic form may not occur for years or even decades after initial infection. Its manifestations include cardiomyopathy (the most serious manifestation); pathologies of the digestive tract such as megaesophagus and megacolon; and weight loss. Chronic Chagas disease and its complications can be fatal.

For more information view the source: Center for Disease Control

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