ID#: 29450
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This image shows a child with unilateral periorbital swelling of the left eye consistent with Romaña’s sign, associated with Chagas disease caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi. The infection is transmitted by blood-feeding triatomine insects (genus Triatoma).
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Content Provider(s): CDC/ Dr. Paul L. Rice
Creation Date: 1970
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