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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 boyfrom 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.
journal_name
Indian Pediatrjournal_title
Indian pediatricsauthors
Bharodiya D,Singhal T,Kasodariya GS,Banerjee PS,Garg Rsubject
Has Abstractpub_date
2018-01-15 00:00:00pages
69-70issue
1eissn
0019-6061issn
0974-7559journal_volume
55pub_type
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
pub_type： 杂志文章
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00
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更新日期：2020-11-15 00:00:00
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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journal_title：Indian pediatrics
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