title: Febrile Plasmodium falciparum malaria 4 years after exposure in a man with sickle cell disease.
abstract: We report a case of symptomatic Plasmodium falciparum malaria that manifested 4 years after a visit to an area of endemicity in an 18-year-old male patient with sickle cell disease. The exceptionally long incubation time raises the questions of how and where P. falciparum parasites can reside for several years before suddenly causing disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Orebro University Hospital, Orebro, Sweden.
authors.forename: Tatiana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Greenwood
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vikerfors
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sjöberg
authors.forename: Gunnar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Skeppner
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Färnert
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000469:parasitology; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D012805:Sickle Cell Trait / Q000150:complications*; D013548:Sweden; D013997:Time Factors; D014195:Travel