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Parasitology Case Studies: Protozoa in Blood (by ASCLS)
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Chagas Disease from Organ Transplant
64 year-old man diagnosed with idiopathic cardiomyopathy received a heart transplant in 2006
One month later he had fever, anorexia and diarrhea
Blood smear revealed
T. cruzi
and endomyocardial biopsy demonstrated amastigotes
He had no risk factors for Chaga's disease and died 3 months after transplantation from organ rejection
Traceback of the blood donors were negative but the heart donor tested positive by serology
Donor was born in the U.S. but traveled to an endemic area of Mexico
Recipients of other organs from this donor were negative for
T. cruzi
Clinical course in immunosuppressed patients is frequently rapidly progressive and life threatening
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