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Indian Pediatr
; 55(1): 69-70, 2018 01 15.
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| ID: mdl-29396940
RESUMEN
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.