Diagnosaurus
African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
DDx
- Malaria
- Influenza
- Infectious mononucleosis
- Leukemia or lymphoma
- Arbovirus encephalitis, e.g., St. Louis encephalitis
- Wilson's disease
- Psychosis due to other causes, e.g., neurosyphilis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping Sickness)." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114876/all/African_trypanosomiasis__sleeping_sickness_.
Zeiger RFR. African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114876/all/African_trypanosomiasis__sleeping_sickness_. Accessed November 4, 2025.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness). In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114876/all/African_trypanosomiasis__sleeping_sickness_
Zeiger RFR. African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping Sickness) [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2025 November 04]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114876/all/African_trypanosomiasis__sleeping_sickness_.
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