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African trypanosomiasis acquired in an urban area
Cedric Landron1, France Roblot, Gwenael Le Moal
1Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hospital de la Milétrie, CHU La Milétrie, Avenue de La Milétrie, BP 577, F-86021 Poitiers cedex, France.
European Journal of Internal Medicine
|February 11, 2004
Abstract:
A 28-year-old Zairian woman was presented with a diurnal somnolence, cervical polyadenopathy, splenomegaly, eosinophilia, and elevated IgM. A diagnosis of West African trypanosomiasis was confirmed and the patient improved after treatment with eflornithine.