title: Malaria infection through multiorgan donation: an update from Spain.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Santiago, Spain.
authors.forename: Monserrat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodriguez
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tome
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vizcaino
authors.forename: Javier
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez-Castroagudin
authors.forename: Esteban
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otero-Anton
authors.forename: Esther
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De la Rosa
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lovo
authors.forename: Evaristo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Varo
mesh_terms: 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*