Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases among Bolivian patients in Switzerland.

CONCLUSIONS: Our results do not support a clinical association between chronic Chagas disease and systemic autoimmune diseases. However, prospective studies in areas endemic for Chagas disease should better assess the prevalence of systemic autoimmune diseases and thus a possible relationship with this infection.
PMID: 29412344 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz - February 5, 2018 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Jackson Y, Pula DVM, Finckh A, Chizzolini C, Chappuis F Tags: Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz Source Type: research