A case of severe Plasmodium ovale malaria with acute respiratory distress syndrome and splenic infarction in a male traveller presenting in Italy.
Plasmodium ovale
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Malaria
Splenic infarction
Journal
Malaria journal
ISSN: 1475-2875
Titre abrégé: Malar J
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101139802
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 Apr 2024
04 Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
16
02
2024
accepted:
19
03
2024
medline:
5
4
2024
pubmed:
5
4
2024
entrez:
4
4
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Plasmodium ovale malaria is usually considered a tropical infectious disease associated with low morbidity and mortality. However, severe disease and death have previously been reported. A case of severe P. ovale malaria in a healthy Caucasian man with a triangle splenic infarction and clinical progression towards Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome was reported despite a rapid response to oral chloroquine treatment with 24-h parasitaemia clearance. Plasmodium ovale malaria is generally considered as a benign disease, with low parasitaemia. However, severe disease and death have occasionally been reported. It is important to be aware that occasionally it can progress to serious illness and death even in immunocompetent individuals.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Plasmodium ovale malaria is usually considered a tropical infectious disease associated with low morbidity and mortality. However, severe disease and death have previously been reported.
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
A case of severe P. ovale malaria in a healthy Caucasian man with a triangle splenic infarction and clinical progression towards Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome was reported despite a rapid response to oral chloroquine treatment with 24-h parasitaemia clearance.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Plasmodium ovale malaria is generally considered as a benign disease, with low parasitaemia. However, severe disease and death have occasionally been reported. It is important to be aware that occasionally it can progress to serious illness and death even in immunocompetent individuals.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38575935
doi: 10.1186/s12936-024-04911-4
pii: 10.1186/s12936-024-04911-4
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
93Subventions
Organisme : Ministero della Salute
ID : Line1 Ricerca Corrente "Studio dei patogeni ad alto impatto sociale: emergent, da importazione, multiresistenti, negletti
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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