Trypanosoma lewisi or T. lewisi-like infection in a 37-day-old Indian infant

A Verma; S Manchanda; N Kumar; A Sharma; M Goel; PS Banerjee; R Garg; BP Singh; F Balharbi; V Lejon; S Deborggraeve; UV Singh Rana; J Puliyel

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0002

Trypanosoma lewisi or T. lewisi-like infection in a 37-day-old Indian infant

A Verma, S Manchanda, N Kumar, A Sharma, M Goel, PS Banerjee, R Garg, BP Singh, F Balharbi, V Lejon, S Deborggraeve, UV Singh Rana, J Puliyel

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Trypanosomes were observed in the peripheral blood smear of a 37-day-old Indian infant admitted off feeds, with fever and convulsions. Trypanosoma (Herpetosoma) lewisi was identified in the blood. The species identification was confirmed by morphometry, polymerase chain reaction, and sequencing. Human infection with this organism is rare. Only seven cases of this infection have been reported previously in humans. The cases reported are reviewed to develop a composite picture of this disease.

Original language	English
Journal	American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	85
Issue number	2
Pages (from-to)	221-224
Number of pages	4
ISSN	0002-9637
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.2011.11-0002
Publication status	Published - 2011

Keywords

B780-tropical-medicine
Protozoal diseases
Trypanosoma lewisi
Vectors
Fleas
Case reports
Infants
Diagnosis
Blood
Identification
Morphometry
Polymerase chain reaction
PCR
Sequencing
Symptoms
Treatment
Review of the literature
India
Asia-South

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Trypanosoma lewisi or T. lewisi-like infection in a 37-day-old Indian infant

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