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Physical examination findings of [[African trypanosomiasis]] depend on the stage of the disease. [[Skin lesions]] are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of [[consciousness]] and [[hemiparesis]] predominate in stage 2. | [[Physical examination]] findings of [[African trypanosomiasis]] depend on the stage of the disease. [[Skin lesions]] are more prominent in stage 1 and [[neurological]] findings such as altered level of [[consciousness]] and [[hemiparesis]] predominate in stage 2. | ||
==Physical Examination== | ==Physical Examination== | ||
Physical examination findings of [[African trypanosomiasis]] depend on the stage of the disease. [[Skin lesions]] are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of [[consciousness]] and [[hemiparesis]] predominate in stage 2. | Physical examination findings of [[African trypanosomiasis]] depend on the stage of the disease. [[Skin lesions]] are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of [[consciousness]] and [[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> | ||
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Overview
Physical examination findings of African trypanosomiasis depend on the stage of the disease. Skin lesions are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of consciousness and hemiparesis predominate in stage 2.
Physical Examination
Physical examination findings of African trypanosomiasis depend on the stage of the disease. Skin lesions are more prominent in stage 1 and neurological findings such as altered level of consciousness and hemiparesis predominate in stage 2.[1]
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| Appearance of the patient |
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| Skin |
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| HEENT |
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| Neck |
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| Lymph node |
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| Lungs |
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| Heart | |
| Abdomen |
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| CNS |
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| Musculoskeletal |
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