Plasmodium malariae in Bangladesh.
We describe a 32-year-old Bangladeshi male presenting with severe malaria caused by a mono-infection with Plasmodium malariae. Rosetting of infected and uninfected erythrocytes, a putative virulence factor in falciparum malaria, was observed in the blood slide. Severe disease caused by P. malariae is extremely rare. The patient made a rapid recovery with intravenous quinine treatment.
Rahman
W
W
Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Chotivanich
K
K
Silamut
K
K
Tanomsing
N
N
Hossain
A
A
Faiz
M A
MA
Dondorp
A M
AM
Maude
R J
RJ
D000328:Adult; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001459:Bangladesh; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D010965:Plasmodium malariae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011803:Quinine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012397:Rosette Formation; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000962:Antimalarials; D011803:Quinine