Daniela Velásquez Marín

Prof. Daniela Velásquez Marín

Resident doctor in Pediatrics
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Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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22 December 2021 in Microorganisms
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LGLídia Gual-Gonzalez
Lídia Gual-Gonzalez
CACatalina Arango-Ferreira
Catalina Arango-Ferreira
Laura Camila Lopera RestrepoLaura Camila Lopera Restrepo
Laura Camila Lopera Restrepo
Omar Cantillo-BarrazaOmar Cantillo-Barraza
Omar Cantillo-Barraza
Daniela Velásquez MarínDaniela Velásquez Marín
Daniela Velásquez Marín
MGMelissa Garcia
Melissa Garcia
Chagas disease, Trypanosoma cruzi infection, is an insidious cause of heart failure in Latin America. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical to prevent irreversible myocardial damage that progressively accumulates over decades. Several structural barriers account for the less than 1% of cases in Colombia being treated, including poor physician knowledge, especially considering that some regions are considered non-endemic. The two cases reported here represent an emerging epidemiologic scenario associated with pediatric Chagas disease. Both cases are suspected oral transmitted parasitic infection in a geographic region of Colombia (Andean region of Antioquia) where no previous oral transmission of Chagas disease had been reported. Their clinical histories and course of disease are presented here to increase physician awareness of the epidemiologic risk factors and clinical manifestations associated with pediatric oral Chagas disease in Antioquia department, Colombia.