# Human trypanosomiasis

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'''Human trypanosomiasis''' is a cutaneous condition caused by several species of [trypanosome](/source/Trypanosomatida)s, with skin manifestations usually being observed in the earlier stages of the disease as [evanescent](/source/Evanescent_(dermatology)) [erythema](/source/erythema), [erythema multiforme](/source/erythema_multiforme), and edema, especially [angioedema](/source/angioedema).<ref name="Andrews">{{cite book |author1=James, William D. |author2=Berger, Timothy G. |title=Andrews' Diseases of the Skin: clinical Dermatology |publisher=Saunders Elsevier |year=2006 |isbn=0-7216-2921-0 |display-authors=etal}}</ref>{{rp|428}}

== See also ==
* [Trypanosomiasis](/source/Trypanosomiasis)
* [Skin lesion](/source/Skin_lesion)

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