Colonic Chagas Disease in Portugal: A Key Differential Diagnosis in Non-Endemic Areas

Eduardo Gallon; Eva Borges; Pedro Rodrigues; Catarina Quadros; Carlos Ferreira

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Colonic Chagas Disease in Portugal: A Key Differential Diagnosis in Non-Endemic Areas

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Eduardo Gallon Faculty of Medicine. Universidade de São Paulo. São Paulo.
Eva Borges Faculty of Medicine. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon. & Surgery Department. Unidade Local Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon.
Pedro Rodrigues Faculty of Medicine. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon. & Surgery Department. Unidade Local Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon.
Catarina Quadros Pathology Department. Unidade Local Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon.
Carlos Ferreira Faculty of Medicine. Universidade de Lisboa. Lisbon. & Surgery Department. Unidade Local Saúde de Santa Maria. Lisbon.

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https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.23275

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Chagas Disease/diagnosis, Colon, Portugal

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Oliveira ÊC, Silveira ABM, Luquetti AO. Gastrointestinal chagas disease. In: Altcheh J, Freilij H, editors. Chagas disease. Cham: Springer; 2019. p. 217-32.

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2025-09-01

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Gallon E, Borges E, Rodrigues P, Quadros C, Ferreira C. Colonic Chagas Disease in Portugal: A Key Differential Diagnosis in Non-Endemic Areas. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2025 Sep. 1 [cited 2025 Dec. 6];38(9):594-5. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/23275

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Vol. 38 No. 9 (2025): September

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