Winterbottom's sign and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(7):544-5. doi: 10.1080/003655402320208848.

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic / complications*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Eflornithine / therapeutic use*
  • Humans
  • Lymphatic Diseases / complications*
  • Male
  • Trypanocidal Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Trypanosoma brucei gambiense*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / complications*
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / diagnosis
  • Trypanosomiasis, African / drug therapy

Substances

  • Trypanocidal Agents
  • Eflornithine