Talk:Chagoma

Does whoever created this page (and the distinction between Romana sign and chagoma) have a reference? Because a google scholar search shows articles listing definitions for chagoma such as "localized encephalitis" and "periorbital swelling" (i.e., Romana sign)? Druep (talk) 00:02, 3 June 2012 (UTC) ———————————————————————————————————— Hey Druep, I found: http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/214581-overview#showall If you search for chagoma you should find some info. My textbook DiPiro Pharmacotherapy differentiates it as well, but the citation is: Kirchhoff LV. Trypanosoma species(American trypanosomiasis, Chagas’disease): Biology of trypanosomes. In:Mandell GL, Bennett JE, Dolin R, eds.Principles and Practice of InfectiousDiseases, 6th ed. New York:Elsevier/Churchill Livingstone, 2010:3481–3488. I don't have access to this item, so maybe you want to look more into it. Caonashi (talk) 11:50, 11 April 2016 (UTC)

Chagoma caused by the bite ?
Hello ! I learned and read everywhere that it is the defecations of the bug which transmit the disease, not the bite. So chagoma appears at the entrance site of the parasite but is not caused by the bite. The bite nevertheless induces allergic reaction. Perhaps chagoma too but sources are needed... If somebody can help to clarify the subject... — Preceding unsigned comment added by HarrisonWells21 (talk • contribs) 19:14, 27 December 2016 (UTC)