10.6084/m9.figshare.7419605.v1
Karla Cristina Petruccelli
Karla Cristina
Petruccelli
Gabriel Castro Tavares
Gabriel Castro
Tavares
Márcio Pinheiro Lima
Márcio Pinheiro
Lima
Jessica Vanina Ortiz
Jessica Vanina
Ortiz
Alba Regina Brandão
Alba Regina
Brandão
Katia do Nascimento Couceiro
Katia do Nascimento
Couceiro
João Marcos Bemfica Barbosa-Ferreira
João Marcos Bemfica
Barbosa-Ferreira
Mônica Regina Hosannah da Silva e Silva
Mônica Regina Hosannah da Silva e
Silva
Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra
Maria das Graças Vale Barbosa
Guerra
Jorge Augusto de Oliveira Guerra
Jorge Augusto de Oliveira
Guerra
Type 1 cardiorenal syndrome in a patient with an acute infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi in the Brazilian Amazon region - a case report
SciELO journals
2018
Acute kidney failure
Chagas disease
Brazilian Amazon
2018-12-05 03:08:52
Dataset
https://scielo.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Type_1_cardiorenal_syndrome_in_a_patient_with_an_acute_infection_caused_by_Trypanosoma_cruzi_in_the_Brazilian_Amazon_region_-_a_case_report/7419605
<div><p>Abstract Cardiorenal syndrome type 1 (CRS 1) occurs when acute heart failure leads to acute kidney injury. There are several etiologies of CRS 1, including Chagas disease. Here, we present the first case report of CRS 1 in a patient with acute Chagas disease. Electrocardiography, transthoracic echocardiography, and cardiac magnetic resonance imaging showed signs of acute myocarditis. Laboratory examination revealed severe loss of kidney function, with a creatinine clearance of 30 mL/min, which fully normalized after treatment. Due to emergence of Chagas disease in the Brazilian Amazon, it is important to report unique clinical features in order to improve patients’ outcomes.</p></div>