Winterbottom's sign and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.

We present the case of a patient who presented with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, generalized lymphadenopathy and serological evidence of African sleeping sickness (Trypanosoma gambiense). He made a full recovery after intravenous administration of eflornithine, a drug that is no longer distributed for antiparasitic indications for pharmacoeconomic reasons.