[Sleeping sickness as an import pathology following a stay in Zaire].
A 32-year-old Italian man developed fever and general malaise 3 weeks after arrival in Zaïre. Malaria was diagnosed by a thick blood film, but consequent treatment with quinine was unsuccessful. After repatriation, the diagnosis of early stage sleeping sickness was established. Treatment with eflornithine (Ornidyl) resulted in complete recovery.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D000518:Eflornithine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014195:Travel; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014347:Trypanosoma brucei gambiense / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000635:transmission
D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; D000518:Eflornithine