title: Plasmodium malariae in Bangladesh.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chittagong Medical College Hospital, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chotivanich
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Silamut
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tanomsing
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hossain
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Faiz
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Dondorp
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Maude
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D011803:Quinine