Multiorgan dysfunction caused by travel-associated African trypanosomiasis.
We describe a case of multiorgan dysfunction secondary to Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense infection acquired on safari in Zambia. This case was one of several recently reported to ProMED-mail in persons who had traveled to this region. Trypanosomiasis remains rare in travelers but should be considered in febrile patients who have returned from trypanosomiasis-endemic areas of Africa.
Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK. lucy.cottle@rlbuht.nhs.uk
Lucy E
LE
Cottle
Joanna R
JR
Peters
Alison
A
Hall
J Wendi
JW
Bailey
Harry A
HA
Noyes
Jane E
JE
Rimington
Nicholas J
NJ
Beeching
S Bertel
SB
Squire
Mike B J
MB
Beadsworth
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology; D013498:Suramin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014344:Trypanocidal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016833:Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense; D014353:Trypanosomiasis, African / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology
D014344:Trypanocidal Agents; D013498:Suramin