title: [Clinical analysis of 91 cases of imported falciparum malaria from Africa].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the clinical characteristics, early diagnosis, and treatment of patients with imported falciparum malaria from Africa.
  
  
  METHODS
  The clinical data of 91 imported falciparum malaria cases were analyzed by retrospective study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All the 91 cases had the history of mosquito bites. The clinical manifestation of these cases varied, including fever, headache, chill, diarrhea, anemia, thrombocytopenia, proteinuria, damage of liver function, abdominal ultrasonographic presentations (enlarged liver and spleen). All the patients were successfully treated with the combination therapy of artemether and primaquine.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The key procedures for treating imported falciparum malaria are earlier diagnosis and effective therapy. The combination therapy with artemether and primaquine shows a high efficacy and low side effect and low relapsed rate.
authors.affiliation: Shandong Provincial Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Jining 272033, China.
authors.forename: Zhong-Lei
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Yu-Ru
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ting-Xia
authors.initials: TX
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: De-Hua
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Mao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000349:Africa; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials