Complicated Malaria caused by Plasmodium ovale, Salamanca, Spain
- María Paz Vaquero-Herrero 1
- Jesús Martín Centellas 2
- Verónica Temprado Moreno 3
- Hugo Guillermo Ternavasio de la Vega 4
- 1 Department of Internal Medicine. University Hospital of Salamanca. Spain
- 2 Department of Nephrology. University Hospital of Salamanca. Spain.
- 3 Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL). Spain
- 4 Department of Medicine. University of Salamanca. Spain.
ISSN: 0304-4866, 1989-3922
Argitalpen urtea: 2020
Alea: 81
Zenbakia: 3
Orrialdeak: 85-86
Mota: Artikulua
Beste argitalpen batzuk: Galicia Clínica
Laburpena
Background: Monomicrobial imported infection by Plasmodium ovale is very rare. Case presentation: We report a case of complicated imported malaria by Plasmodium ovale in a man who suffered from subacute recurrent fever, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly. Conclusion: Both the patient history and a search of epidemiological medical history were fundamental for confirming the suspicion.