Sleeping Sickness (African Trypanosomiasis): Test and Diagnosis

1st order laboratory parameters – obligatory laboratory tests.

Laboratory parameters 2nd order – depending on the results of the history, physical examination and obligatory laboratory parameters – for differential diagnostic clarification.

  • Small blood count
  • Differential blood count
  • Inflammatory parameter – CRP (C-reactive protein)
  • Liver parameters – alanine aminotransferase (ALT, GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST, GOT), glutamate dehydrogenase (GLDH) and gamma-glutamyl transferase (gamma-GT, GGT), alkaline phosphatase, bilirubin.
  • Renal parameters – urea, creatinine, cystatin C or creatinine clearance, if necessary).
  • Coagulation parameters – PTT, Quick
  • CSF puncture (collection of cerebrospinal fluid by puncture of the spinal canal) for CSF diagnosis.
  • Blood cultures, smears from drains, etc.