Experiencia terapéutica en un centro para la enfermedad de Chagas

American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas Disease is a major public health problem, endemic in the American continent since prehistoric times. Its natural course is towards chronicity in the immunocompetent host, often leading to severe cardiopathy or bowel involvement. Pharmacologic therapy is restricted...

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Autores principales:	Abramson,Raúl, Figueroa,Patricia
Lenguaje:	Spanish / Castilian
Publicado:	Sociedad Médica de Santiago 2013
Materias:	Chagas disease Chile Drug toxicity Nifurtimox
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description	American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas Disease is a major public health problem, endemic in the American continent since prehistoric times. Its natural course is towards chronicity in the immunocompetent host, often leading to severe cardiopathy or bowel involvement. Pharmacologic therapy is restricted to two drugs and only one of them is currently available in Chile. Both have poor effectiveness in the chronic stages of the disease and cause frequent adverse reactions. Many physicians avoid their use, despite published evidences about the usefulness. We herein report the experience of our Center in the treatment of Chronic Chagas Disease in adults using the drug nifurtimox, emphasizing its degree of acceptability and its secondary effects.
author	Abramson,Raúl Figueroa,Patricia
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title	Experiencia terapéutica en un centro para la enfermedad de Chagas
title_short	Experiencia terapéutica en un centro para la enfermedad de Chagas
title_full	Experiencia terapéutica en un centro para la enfermedad de Chagas
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publisher	Sociedad Médica de Santiago
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Experiencia terapéutica en un centro para la enfermedad de Chagas

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