Sleeping glands?-The role of endocrine disorders in sleeping sickness (T.b. gambiense Human African Trypanosomiasis)

Acta Tropica

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 16-24

  Blum, Johannes A ^a   Schmid, Caecilia ^a   Hatz, Christoph ^a   Kazumba, Leon ^b   Mangoni, Patrick ^c   Rutishauser, Jonas ^d   la Torre, Anna ^a   Burri, Christian ^a  

^a SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Centre Neuro Psycho Pathologique   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^c Hôpital Evangélique de Vanga   (Democratic Republic Congo)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adrenocortical function; Endocrine disorder; Human African Trypanosomiasis; Thyroid function

Indexed keywords

ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISORDER; FLAGELLATE; SLEEP; SYMPTOM;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ADRENAL DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; AFRICAN TRYPANOSOMIASIS; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLD SENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRY SKIN; ENDOCRINE DISEASE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LABORATORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PERIPHERAL EDEMA; STRESS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID FUNCTION; TRYPANOSOMA; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADULT; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI GAMBIENSE; TRYPANOSOMIASIS, AFRICAN;

EID: 34848917577     PISSN: 0001706X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actatropica.2007.07.004     Document Type: Article

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