Pitfalls in the diagnosis of airport malaria. Seven cases observed in the Paris area in 1994.
Clinical and biological pitfalls that lead to incorrect or delayed diagnoses of airport malaria are described based on 7 cases reported from the Paris region in the summer of 1994. We also report the outcome and the epidemiological features of these patients.
Giacomini
T
T
Service de Microbiologie, Centre Hospitalier Robert Ballanger, Aulnay-sous-Bois, France.
Axler
O
O
Mouchet
J
J
Lebrin
P
P
Carlioz
R
R
Paugam
B
B
Brassier
D
D
Donetti
L
L
Giacomini
F
F
Vachon
F
F
D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004197:Disease Reservoirs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009032:Mosquito Control; D010297:Paris / Q000453:epidemiology; D014195:Travel