Rash in Gambian Sleeping Sickness, The

Synopsis: The typical rash of Gambian trypanosomiasis is shown in two patients. They had developed two months after the appearance of a large purplish lesion on the ankle, which had been mistakenly diagnosed as erysipelas. The method of examination is demonstrated and the morphology of ‘T. gambiense’ is shown in a thin stained blood film.
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Medium: Film; Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. st. 3 min. Film. 16mm. col. st. 3 min.
Technical information: Black-and-white / Sound
Year of production: 1950
Availability: Sale
Uses: Medicine, tropical medicine.
Subjects: Medical sciences
Keywords: sleeping sickness; trypanosomiasis

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