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A severe case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a traveler returning from Kazakhstan, a malaria-free country.
International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases - 1 Jun 2024
Velavan Thirumalaisamy P, Fleischmann Wim A, Kremsner Peter G
Abstract excerpt
Following a 2-week trip to Kazakhstan, a 42-year-old woman presented at the emergency department in Germany with fever, headache, nausea, and neurological symptoms. An infection with Plasmodium falciparum was rapidly diagnosed. The patient was immediately treated with intravenous artesunate and transferred to an intensive care unit. The initial parasite density was as high as 30% infected erythrocytes with...
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