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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

Chagas disease must be differentiated from other diseases the cause cardiomyopathy, hepatosplenomegaly, or esophageal/colonic dysfunction, such as electrophysiological cardiac diseases, GI hypomotility disorders, and malignancies.

Differentiating Chagas disease from other Diseases

Chagas disease should be differentiated from the following diseases:

• Achalasia
• Atrioventricular Block
• Cardiomyopathy, Dilated
• Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic
• Colonic obstruction
• Constipation
• Encephalopathy, Hypertensive
• Esophageal Cancer
• Esophageal motility disorders
• Esophageal rupture
• Esophageal spasm
• Esophagitis
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease
• Megacolon
• Myocardial infarction
• Myocardial ischemia
• Myocarditis
• Pulmonary edema, cardiogenic
• Pulmonary embolism
• Sinus node dysfunction
• Splenomegaly
• Sudden cardiac death
• Toxoplasmosis