Recurrent malaria--an enigma?
Management of recurrent malaria has to be individualised. A careful history, details of the drugs received, family history, laboratory evaluation will definitely help us in arriving at a reasonable diagnosis. For the future, genotyping, PCR testing and gamma interfiron levels may help us in identifying causes for recurrences.
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Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore 575001.
D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012008:Recurrence; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015996:Survival Rate