[Think of malaria!].
A drug addict, treated because of a lung abscess, was found to have plasmodium vivax malaria and was treated accordingly. The second patient acquired falciparum malaria inspite of chloroquine prophylaxis and was admitted with a thrombocytopenia of 24 000 mm3. After chloroquine treatment the platelet count became normal. Thrombocytopenia is usually present in falciparum malaria. Complications and their treatment are discussed.
D000328:Adult; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000209:etiology
D002738:Chloroquine
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