Unusual neurological presentation of second stage African trypanosomiasis in a young boy: a case report

• Main Authors: Etedal Ahmed A. Ibrahim (Author), Mohammed Gasm Elseed M. Elmahal (Author), Khabab Abbasher Hussien Mohamed Ahmed (Author), Elfatih A. Hasabo (Author), Mohammed Eltahier Abdalla Omer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In South Sudan, sleeping sickness is a frequent condition caused by human African trypanosomiasis. There are two stages that are well-known. When the CNS is affected, especially with Trypanosoma gambiense infection, the early hemolymphatic stage and the late encephalitic stage ha...