A severe case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria imported by a French traveler from Cameroon to French Guiana despite regular intake of Artemisia annua herbal tea.
Journal
Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo
ISSN: 1678-9946
Titre abrégé: Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Pays: Brazil
ID NLM: 7507484
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2023
2023
Historique:
received:
30
07
2022
accepted:
04
10
2022
entrez:
18
1
2023
pubmed:
19
1
2023
medline:
20
1
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
The use of herbal tea with Artemisia annua by travelers and traditional communities in Africa has increased in recent years as a supposed form of malaria prophylaxis, although its use is not recommended due to lack of efficacy. The risk of severe malaria complications that can lead to death is real regarding said behavior, and awareness needs to be raised. We report a case of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria imported in the Amazon rainforest by a traveler returning from Cameroon who treated himself with Artemisia annua herbal tea.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36651464
pii: S0036-46652023000100501
doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202365003
pmc: PMC9870253
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Antimalarials
0
Teas, Herbal
0
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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