title: [Primaquine and travelers from the Arab world. A report and recommendations].
abstract: This paper reports on 2 hemolytic serious reactions in 2 Arabian patients because of the use of primaquine as presumptive antimalarial treatment given in Cuba to all travellers from countries where malaria is endemic. Taking into account the non-existence of imported malaria cases in travellers from the Arab-world since more then 15 years and the frequency of individuals presenting with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency it is recommended not to use this therapeutic procedure, and to maintain the rest of surveillance measures to all travellers from such region.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Menéndez Capote
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Caña Lugo
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández Núñez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000208:ethnology; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000009:adverse effects*; D018912:Arabs; D003462:Cuba; D005955:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D009850:Oman / Q000208:ethnology; D011319:Primaquine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014195:Travel; D015006:Yemen / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D011319:Primaquine