NBME 17 Trypanosoma cruzi (NBME Answers)

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Retired NBME 17 Answers

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A 65-year-old man who recently emigrated from ...
Trypanosoma cruzi 🔍 / 📺 / 🌳 / 📖
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The patient is coming from South America, where T. cruzi is endemic. This parasite causes Chagas disease, leading to BIG organs: cardiomegaly, mega-colon, mega-esophagus.

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