Drug-induced acute malaria.
The case of an elderly woman with asymptomatic P. malariae infection that acutely reactivated after 45 y of latency following treatment with chlorambucil and methylprednisolone is reported. Only 1 similar case with methotrexate-induced acute malaria has been reported in the English literature thus far.
Skoutelis
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Department of Medicine, Patras University Medical School, Athens.
Symeonidis
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Vassalou
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Bassaris
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating / Q000494:pharmacology; D002699:Chlorambucil / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012008:Recurrence
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D018906:Antineoplastic Agents, Alkylating; D002699:Chlorambucil; D008775:Methylprednisolone