[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.
Salamon
Dominika
D
Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych Katedry Gastroenterologii, Hepatologii i Chorób Zakaźnych Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego w Krakowie. s_dominika@o2.pl
Garlicki
Aleksander
A
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