Título : Valoración y seguimiento de pacientes con Enfermedad de Chagas en un Área Sanitaria de la Región de Murcia |
Autor : Oliver Galera, Eva |
Tutor: Bernal Morell, Enrique |
Editor : Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche |
Departamento: Departamentos de la UMH::Medicina Clínica |
Fecha de publicación: 2017-06-13 |
URI : http://hdl.handle.net/11000/27443 |
Resumen :
Introducción. La Enfermedad de Chagas (EC) es una zoonosis producida por el parásito Tripanosoma cruzi que afecta a 21 países de Latinoamérica. Clínicamente se presenta en forma de patología aguda o crónica, afectando en este caso principalmente a nivel cardiaco y aparato digestivo. Los movimientos... Ver más
Background. Chagas disease (CD) is a zoonosis produced by the parasite Tripanosoma cruzi that affects 21 countries in Latin America. Clinically it is presented as an acute or chronic pathology, affecting in this case mainly at the cardiac and digestive tract. The migratory movements have made that, resenting previously a very low incidence, it has happened to be diagnosed frequently in our country.
Methods. Retrospective descriptive study of patients with CD followed at the Reina Sofía Hospital, Murcia (1/11/2012 to 9/30/16). We assessed clinical manifestations and presence of typical signs of the disease at the beginning of follow-up and clinical manifestations during follow-up. We also analyzed antiparasitic treatment and its adverse reactions.
Results. 46 patients with CD. Mean follow-up 31.48 ± 12.34 months. At baseline, 54.3% of the patients were asymptomatic. Patients with symptoms reported dyspepsia (28.6%), heart palpitations (23.8%), constipation (19%), dyspnea and abdominal pain (14.3%). Typical CD signs: arrhythmia and megacolon (5 cases), cardiomyopathy (4), and megaesophagus (1), in addition to eosinophilia (6). At follow-up, another clinical sign appeared in 17 patients: hiatal hernia and antral gastritis (29.4%), reflux (11.8%) and aortic dilatation (5.9%). Treatment: all patients start treatment with benznidazole. Adverse reactions in 19.6%: nausea, skin rash and peripheral neuropathy (33.3%). 4 patients need to change to nifurtimox (3 for rash and another one for nausea).
Conclusions. Most of patients with CD in our area are asymptomatic at the beginning of follow-up. After the initial diagnostic tests, the emergence of eosinophilia, arrhythmia, megacolon and cardiomyopathy by Chagas emerges. During follow-up, the most frequent alterations were antral gastritis and hiatal hernia. Treatment is initially performed with benznidazole, with occasional adverse reactions that punctually force the patient to change treatment to nifurtimox, mainly due to skin rash.
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Palabras clave/Materias: Enfermedad de Chagas Miocardiopatía Benznidazol |
Área de conocimiento : CDU: Ciencias aplicadas: Medicina: Patología. Medicina clínica. Oncología |
Tipo de documento : info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
Derechos de acceso: info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
Aparece en las colecciones: TFM-M.U Enfermedades Infecciosas y Salud Internacional
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