Buyse D, Van den Ende J, Vervoort T, Van den Enden E
Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde, Antwerpen.
Acta Clin Belg. 1996;51(6):409-11. doi: 10.1080/22953337.1996.11718539.
A 32-year-old Italian man developed fever and general malaise 3 weeks after arrival in Zaïre. Malaria was diagnosed by a thick blood film, but consequent treatment with quinine was unsuccessful. After repatriation, the diagnosis of early stage sleeping sickness was established. Treatment with eflornithine (Ornidyl) resulted in complete recovery.