Chagas cardiomyopathy
Chagas cardiomyopathy
Definition
A disease of the cardiac muscle developed subsequent to the initial protozoan infection by trypanosoma cruzi. After infection, less than 10% develop acute illness such as myocarditis (mostly in children). The disease then enters a latent phase without clinical symptoms until about 20 years later. Myocardial symptoms of advanced chagas disease include conduction defects (heart block) and cardiomegaly.
Also known as Trypanosoma cruzi cardiomyopathy, Trypanosoma cruzi caused cardiomyopathy — per MONDO