Malaria infection through multiorgan donation: an update from Spain.
During the last years, immigration has increased and, consequently, the pool of foreign donors and associated infectious diseases from exotic countries (especially from the tropics) has also increased. Only a few cases of malaria transmitted via different donation sources have been published. In the present report, a Plasmodium vivax transmitted through a multiorgan donation is reported. In conclusion, we discuss the features related with the diagnosis, the treatment, and the special characteristics of a case in which the liver and not any other organ is the reservoir of the plasmodium.
Rodriguez
Monserrat
M
Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Santiago, Spain.
Tome
Santiago
S
Vizcaino
Luis
L
Fernandez-Castroagudin
Javier
J
Otero-Anton
Esteban
E
Molina
Esther
E
Martinez
Jorge
J
De la Rosa
Gloria
G
Lovo
Jose
J
Varo
Evaristo
E
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013030:Spain; D014019:Tissue Donors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*