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Chagas Disease: What U.S. Clinicians Need to Know

Baseline Evaluation of the Patient with Chronic T. cruzi Infection

Gastrointestinal symptoms suggestive of Chagas disease

  • Esophagus
    • Requires longer time to eat than others (early sign)
    • Dysphagia for both liquids and solids (solids usually worse)
    • Progression of dysphagia
    • Regurgitation and aspiration
    • Odynophagia
    • Weight loss
  • Colon
    • Prolonged constipation
    • Acute abdominal pain (volvulus or ischemia)
    • Abrupt worsening of symptoms
This image is the part of the flowchart that deals with patients with signs of Chagas gastrointestinal disease. The text explains and expands upon the image and a full explaination was given on page 8.
Version: 1.1 Pub: Oct 2010 Rev: Aug 2012

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