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Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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Please note that all opinions expressed here are mine and not my employer. Information provided is for educational purposes only. It is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice. I do not accept medical consults from patients.
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Classic Trypanosoma cruzi, which is transmitted through excrement from the Reduviid or 'kissing bug' found throughout S. America. Key differentiating features from African trypanosomes (T. rhodesiense and T. gambiense) include the very enlarged posterior kinetoplast, the curved 'C' shape and geography.
Trypanosoma cruzi
The swollen eye is known as Romaña sign.
T. CRUZI
T. cruzi. The periorbital swelling indicates proliferation of the amastigotes at that site.
Trypanosoma cruzi, indeed.
Trypansoma
Chagas Disease
T. cruzi trypomastigotes
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