East African sleeping sickness in Chennai.
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-89403
ABSTRACT
A traveler to East Africa developed fever, an eschar on his forearm and thrombocytopenia shortly after returning home to Chennai, India. Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection was diagnosed on examination of his peripheral smear. He made a full recovery after receiving a course of suramin.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Travel
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Trypanosomiasis, African
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Humans
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Male
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Adult
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Africa, Eastern
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India
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
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Asia
Language:
English
Year:
2003
Type:
Article
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