A case of imported malaria: the first report of a Plasmodium malariae infection in Sri Lanka after 37 years.
Ceylon Med J
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2008 Jun; 53(2): 53-4
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in English
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| ID: sea-47327
ABSTRACT
We report a case of Plasmodium falciparum and P. malariae mixed infection in a patient who had been living in Malawi. This is the first case of P. malariae reported in Sri Lanka in 4 decades. The presence of both parasites was confirmed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The history strongly indicated that the infection had been acquired from Malawi. The patient had liver dysfunction and a transient glomerulonephritis, both of which subsided with antimalarial treatment.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Plasmodium malariae
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Sri Lanka
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Travel
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Humans
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Male
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Malaria, Falciparum
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Animals
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Malaria
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Middle Aged
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Ceylon Med J
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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