Manifestaciones bucales de la enfermedad de chagas
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La enfermedad de Chagas, patología causada por el protozoario Trypanosoma cruzi, parásito hemoflagelado que se reproduce en el interior de las células y circula en la sangre, no sólo produce manifestaciones cardíacas como insuficiencia y digestivas como la disfagia,sino también, afectaciones en la esfera bucal como alteraciones en las glándulas salivales y aumento de la producción de saliva. Esta situación demuestra la necesidad de profundizar en diversos estudios integrales de la enfermedad en el campo de la odontología, aprovechando el gran número de herramientas epidemiológicas y diagnósticas con las que se cuentan en la actualidad, para identificar las diversas manifestaciones bucales que pueden observarse en pacientes chagásicos, tomando en cuenta que esta enfermedad es curable si el tratamiento se administra al poco tiempo de producirse la infección. MÉD.UIS. 2014;27(3):99-107.
Chagas disease, pathology caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, hemoflagellate parasite which reproduces inside the cells and circulates in the blood, not only produces cardiac as failure and digestive symptoms such as dysphagia, but also, disruptions in the oral sphere as alterations in the salivary glands, increasing the production of saliva. This situation demonstrates the need for further comprehensive studies of this disease, including the denistry area taking advantage of the large number of epidemiological and diagnostic tools we have nowadays, in order to identify the various oral manifestations that can be observed in chagasic patients, considering that this disease is curable if treatment is administered in a short time shortly after infection occurs. MÉD.UIS. 2014;27(3):99-107.
Chagas disease, pathology caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi, hemoflagellate parasite which reproduces inside the cells and circulates in the blood, not only produces cardiac as failure and digestive symptoms such as dysphagia, but also, disruptions in the oral sphere as alterations in the salivary glands, increasing the production of saliva. This situation demonstrates the need for further comprehensive studies of this disease, including the denistry area taking advantage of the large number of epidemiological and diagnostic tools we have nowadays, in order to identify the various oral manifestations that can be observed in chagasic patients, considering that this disease is curable if treatment is administered in a short time shortly after infection occurs. MÉD.UIS. 2014;27(3):99-107.
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Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi, Oral manifestations, Enfermedad de Chagas, Trypanosoma cruzi, Manifestaciones bucales