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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Physical examination findings of African trypanosomiasis depends upon the stage of the disease. Skin lesions are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of consciousness along with hemiparesis predominate in stage 2.<ref name="pmid9557424">{{cite journal |vauthors=Odiit M, Kansiime F, Enyaru JC |title=Duration of symptoms and case fatality of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in Tororo, Uganda |journal=East Afr Med J |volume=74 |issue=12 |pages=792–5 |year=1997 |pmid=9557424 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | Physical examination findings of [[African trypanosomiasis]] depends upon the stage of the disease. [[Skin lesions]] are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of [[consciousness]] along with [[hemiparesis]] predominate in stage 2.<ref name="pmid9557424">{{cite journal |vauthors=Odiit M, Kansiime F, Enyaru JC |title=Duration of symptoms and case fatality of sleeping sickness caused by Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense in Tororo, Uganda |journal=East Afr Med J |volume=74 |issue=12 |pages=792–5 |year=1997 |pmid=9557424 |doi= |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== |
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Overview
Physical examination findings of African trypanosomiasis depends upon the stage of the disease. Skin lesions are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of consciousness along with hemiparesis predominate in stage 2.[1]
Physical Examination
Physical examination findings of African trypanosomiasis depends upon the stage of the disease. Skin lesions are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of consciousness along with hemiparesis predominate in stage 2.
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Lungs |
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CNS |
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