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Published in: Malaria Journal 1/2014

Open Access 01-12-2014 | Case report

Plasmodium ovale: a case of not-so-benign tertian malaria

Authors: Kathy-Anne Strydom, Farzana Ismail, John Frean

Published in: Malaria Journal | Issue 1/2014

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Abstract

Severe malaria is most commonly associated with Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium vivax is increasingly recognized as being capable of causing severe disease. In contrast, Plasmodium ovale is considered as a cause of benign disease and evidence supporting the occurrence of severe or complicated ovale infection is rare. This report describes a case of severe P. ovale infection in a patient presenting with jaundice, respiratory distress, severe thrombocytopenia, petechiae, and hypotension. He had no apparent underlying risk factors for severe disease.
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Metadata
Title
Plasmodium ovale: a case of not-so-benign tertian malaria
Authors
Kathy-Anne Strydom
Farzana Ismail
John Frean
Publication date
01-12-2014
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Malaria Journal / Issue 1/2014
Electronic ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2875-13-85

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