A 28-year-old Bolivian woman living in London presents with dysphagia and constipation. ECG shows right bundle branch block. She recalls being bitten ...

Question

A 28-year-old Bolivian woman living in London presents with dysphagia and constipation. ECG shows right bundle branch block. She recalls being bitten by 'vinchuca' bugs as a child. Serological testing for Trypanosoma cruzi is positive. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Chronic Chagas disease with cardiac and gastrointestinal involvement

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Human African trypanosomiasis

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Visceral leishmaniasis

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Toxoplasmosis with cardiac involvement

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American cutaneous leishmaniasis

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Chronic Chagas Disease

A 28-year-old Bolivian woman living in London presents with dysphagia and constipation. ECG shows right bundle branch block. She recalls being bitten by 'vinchuca' bugs as a child. Serological testing for Trypanosoma cruzi is positive. What is the most likely diagnosis?