[Malaria--a tropical disease imported to Poland--case report].
We present a case of severe malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum in a 54 year-old woman who stayed for a few of days in Western Africa. Following the case presentation the nature, the course, the diagnosis, the treatment and the prevention of malaria were discussed.
Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych Katedry Gastroenterologii, Hepatologii i Chorób Zakaźnych Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. s_dominika@o2.pl
Dominika
D
Salamon
Aleksander
A
Garlicki
D000354:Africa, Western; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011044:Poland; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome