Recrudescence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria contracted in Lombok, Indonesia after quinine/doxycycline and mefloquine: case report.
A patient is reported who contracted Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Lombok, Indonesia. The infection recrudesced after quinine/doxycycline and mefloquine. Treatment with halofantrine was successful after he developed cerebral malaria with recovery.
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Department of Medicine, Dunedin Hospital.
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004338:Drug Combinations; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000188:drug therapy; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D015767:Mefloquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010616:Phenanthrenes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects*; D011803:Quinine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012008:Recurrence
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations; D010616:Phenanthrenes; D011803:Quinine; D004318:Doxycycline; C023768:halofantrine; D015767:Mefloquine