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We present a case of East-African trypanosomiasis (EAT) in a 56-year-old Dutch woman returning from holiday in Tanzania and Kenya. The diagnosis was delayed due to the lack of suspicion… Click to show full abstract
We present a case of East-African trypanosomiasis (EAT) in a 56-year-old Dutch woman returning from holiday in Tanzania and Kenya. The diagnosis was delayed due to the lack of suspicion and secondly because of postponed analysis of blood microscopy after negative rapid malaria antigen testing. Second stage trypanosomiasis was ruled out with liquor analysis. She was treated first with pentamidine and shortly thereafter with suramin, after which she recovered. We emphasize the use of thin/thick smear diagnostics in travellers returning from endemic countries.
Journal Title: Journal of travel medicine
Year Published: 2018
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