PMID: 3773021Apr 1, 1986Paper

Computer-assisted tomographic findings in a patient with African trypanosomiasis

The Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
E A MedinaJ L Champalimaud

Abstract

A 5-year-old boy was diagnosed to have trypanosomiasis and responded to treatment with diminazine. However, 22 months later symptoms recurred, with evidence of cerebral trypanosomiasis. Computer assisted tomography (CAT) scans were subsequently performed on three occasions. He was treated with melarsoprol and to date has made a full recovery. This paper reports on the evolution of the cerebral lesions shown up by the CAT scans.

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