Delayed Diagnosis of Falciparum Malaria with Acute Kidney Injury
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Delayed Diagnosis of Falciparum Malaria with Acute Kidney Injury
Prompt malaria diagnosis is crucial so antimalarial drugs and supportive care can then be rapidly initiated. A 15-year-old boy who had traveled to Africa (South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria between January 3 and 25, 2011) presented with fever persisting over 5 days, headache, diarrhea, and dysuria, approximately 17 days after his return from the journey. Urinalysis showed pyuria and hematuria. Bl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Korean Medical Science
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1011-8934,1598-6357
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2016.31.9.1499