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Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases Volume 13, 1981 - Issue 4
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Case Report

Asymptomatic Congenital Chagas' Disease in a 5-Year-Old Child

Pehr-Olov Pehrson Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Mats Wahlgren Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Elias Bengtsson Department of Infectious Diseases, Roslagstull Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Pages 307-308 | Published online: 02 Jan 2015
 
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Abstract

A case of asymptomatic Chagas' disease in a 5-year-old boy is described. The boy was born in Romania in 1975 and had never visited an area where Chagas' disease is endemic. It is important bear in mind the possibility of transplacental transmission, in view of the increasing number of immigrants and refugees coming from South and Central America.

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