Human African Trypanosomiasis – A rare case report from India
A young female patient from Ahmedabad city presented with acute febrile illness and bicytopenia (leukopenia and thrombocytopenia). She returned to India after recent visit to East Africa. Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness) was diagnosed by identification of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesie...
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Published in | Indian journal of medical microbiology Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 169 - 171 |
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Main Authors | , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
United States
Elsevier B.V
01.01.2022
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Summary: | A young female patient from Ahmedabad city presented with acute febrile illness and bicytopenia (leukopenia and thrombocytopenia). She returned to India after recent visit to East Africa. Human African Trypanosomiasis (Sleeping sickness) was diagnosed by identification of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in peripheral blood smear. She treated successfully with suramin. In India, we account this as second case of HAT after first report before 18 years in the published literature. |
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ISSN: | 0255-0857 1998-3646 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2021.06.012 |