Abstract
We present the case of a patient who presented with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, generalized lymphadenopathy and serological evidence of African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense). He made a full recovery after intravenous administration of eflornithine, a drug that is no longer distributed for antiparasitic indications for pharmacoeconomic reasons.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Animals
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Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Eflornithine / therapeutic use*
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Humans
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Lymphatic Diseases / complications*
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Male
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Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use*
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Trypanosoma brucei gambiense*
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Trypanosomiasis, African / complications*
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Trypanosomiasis, African / diagnosis
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Trypanosomiasis, African / drug therapy
Substances
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Trypanocidal Agents
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Eflornithine