A imported case of Plasmodium malariae

A Case of Imported Plasmodium malariae Malaria

Malaria, the most common vector-borne parasite infection worldwide, results from infection by Plasmodium species. Approximately 80% of malaria cases are caused by P. vivax, which is broadly distributed from tropical to temperate regions; P. falciparum is the second most common infectious species. P. malariae and P. ovale are responsible for a relatively small proportion of malaria cases. Here, ...

First Case of Imported Plasmodium Ovale from Iran

A case of imported malaria: the first report of a Plasmodium malariae infection in Sri Lanka after 37 years.

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 dysfun...

A Case of Imported Plasmodium ovale malaria

There have been reports in Korea of imported malaria cases of four Plasmodium species, but there has been no report of imported Plasmodium ovale malaria confirmed by molecular biological methods. We report an imported case of that was confirmed by Wright-Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smear and nested polymerase chain reaction targeting the small subunit ribosomal RNA gene. The amplified DNA w...

Plasmodium malariae infection: a case of missed diagnosis.

in peripheral blood smear is a rare occurrence and usually a cause for concern. However, some studies correlate schizontaemia to current or impending symptoms and/ or hyperparasitaemia1, while other studies do not indicate severity and same was observed in uncomplicated cases2. A potential confounder for the clinical consideration of the presence of schizonts may be the missed diagnosis of othe...