A 35-year-old woman from rural DRC presents with a painless trypanosomal chancre on her left forearm. CSF examination shows 3 WBC/µL and no trypanosom...

Question

A 35-year-old woman from rural DRC presents with a painless trypanosomal chancre on her left forearm. CSF examination shows 3 WBC/µL and no trypanosomes. She is confirmed to have T. b. gambiense infection. According to WHO guidelines, which oral treatment is now recommended for stage 1 (haemolymphatic) T. b. gambiense HAT?

Accepted Answer

Oral fexinidazole for 10 days

Answer

Pentamidine intramuscularly for 7 days

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Intravenous suramin

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Intravenous eflornithine for 14 days

Answer

Oral nifurtimox

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Stage 1 Gambiense HAT Treatment