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Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd
; 149(31): 1748-50, 2005 Jul 30.
Article
in Dutch
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16114293
ABSTRACT
A 28-year-old patient had suffered from fever, headache, abdominal pains and vomiting for the past three weeks. She had visited a region in the Dominican Republic where the risk of malaria is considered to be low. The complaints were initially regarded as a viral infection. Later, however, she was found to have severe falciparum malaria. She recovered completely following antibiotic therapy. Since November 2004, 17 cases of falciparum malaria have been reported world-wide among travellers to non-endemic regions in the Dominican Republic. Physicians should always consider the possibility of malaria in travellers because a timely diagnosis of falciparum malaria can be of vital importance.