Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland

Jackson, Yves-Laurent Julien; Pula, Drenusha Vieira de Mello; Finckh, Axel; Chizzolini, Carlo; Chappuis, François

doi:10.1590/0074-02760170383

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Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland

ContributorsJackson, Yves-Laurent Julien

; Pula, Drenusha Vieira de Mello; Finckh, Axel

; Chizzolini, Carlo; Chappuis, François

Published inMemórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, vol. 113, no. 4, e170383

Publication date2018

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Chronic cardiomyopathy occurs in 20-40% of the patients with Chagas disease. Autoimmune mechanisms may contribute to its pathogenesis. We diagnosed several cases of systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian migrants in Geneva with a high prevalence of Chagas disease.

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JACKSON, Yves-Laurent Julien et al. Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland. In: Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2018, vol. 113, n° 4, p. e170383. doi: 10.1590/0074-02760170383

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PID : unige:102401
DOI : 10.1590/0074-02760170383
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Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland

Chronic cardiomyopathy occurs in 20-40% of the patients with Chagas disease. Autoimmune mechanisms may contribute to its pathogenesis. We diagnosed several cases of systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian migrants in Geneva with a high prevalence of Chagas disease.

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