title: [Acute pericarditis associated with Plasmodium ovale malaria].
abstract: The purpose of this report is to describe a rare case of benign acute pericarditis associated with recurrent Plasmodium ovale malaria. It was observed in a 33-year-old soldier who was stationed in Djibouti after serving several previous stints in West Africa. A favorable clinical outcome was achieved using chloroquin (30 mg/kg on 6 days) in association with NSAID followed by salicylates for one month. Re-examination at one year showed no recurrence. This case shows that Plasmodium ovale malaria must be considered as a potential etiology for acute benign pericarditis in patients with a history of travel to endemic countries.
authors.affiliation: Service de pathologie digestive, Hôpital d'instruction des armées Laveran, Marseille. thierrycoton@msn.com
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Coton
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Debourdeau
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schoenlaub
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grassin
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Maslin
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria; D008297:Male; D010493:Pericarditis / Q000469:parasitology*; D041122:Plasmodium ovale