African trypanosomiasis acquired in an urban area.
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.
Landron
Cedric
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Department of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Hospital de la Milétrie, CHU La Milétrie, Avenue de La Milétrie, BP 577, F-86021 Poitiers cedex, France.
Roblot
France
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Le Moal
Gwenael
G
Becq-Giraudon
Bertrand
B