Author:
Bharodiya Dilip,Singhal Tanu,Kasodariya G. S.,Banerjee P. S.,Garg Rajat
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Human trypansomiasis due to infection by animal trypanosomes is rarely reported from India.
Case characteristics
We describe clinical presentation of a 2-month-old boy from a rat infested house in rural Gujarat who was diagnosed to be havinginfection with the rodent parasite Trypanosoma lewisi.
Observation
The fever and parasitemia resolved on treatment with liposomal amphotericin B, Ceftriaxone and Amikacin, and there was no recurrence of parasitemia over a 2 month follow-up.
Message
The case highlights the need for increased awareness and heightened surveillance for this rare zoonotic infection.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
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