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Human African Trypanosomiasis Encephalitis in the United States: Serial Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Source :
- The Neurohospitalist. 6(4)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
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Abstract
- It is important to recognize the signs and symptoms of human African trypanosomiasis (HAT) in order to facilitate early diagnosis and treatment. A 36-year-old man developed encephalitis caused by HAT. This encephalitis can appear many years after well-tolerated systemic infection. The neurologic manifestations developed 7 years after he had emigrated from Cameroon to the United States. We demonstrate the magnetic resonance imaging before, during, and after his treatment with intravenous eflornithine. Clinical signs and symptoms of HAT can be nonspecific and precede abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging. Human African trypanosomiasis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of patients who have lived in sub-Saharan Africa and have a clinical presentation of subacute encephalitis.
- Subjects :
- Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty
Pathology
medicine.diagnostic_test
business.industry
030231 tropical medicine
Magnetic resonance imaging
Signs and symptoms
medicine.disease
03 medical and health sciences
Serial magnetic resonance imaging
0302 clinical medicine
Short Reports
Eflornithine
parasitic diseases
medicine
African trypanosomiasis
Neurology (clinical)
Differential diagnosis
business
Trypanosomiasis
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Encephalitis
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19418744
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The Neurohospitalist
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....604db0e019fcd3d330d28ba763caeb89