title: Plasmodium ovale: a case of not-so-benign tertian malaria.
abstract: Severe malaria is most commonly associated with Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium vivax is increasingly recognized as being capable of causing severe disease. In contrast, Plasmodium ovale is considered as a cause of benign disease and evidence supporting the occurrence of severe or complicated ovale infection is rare. This report describes a case of severe P. ovale infection in a patient presenting with jaundice, respiratory distress, severe thrombocytopenia, petechiae, and hypotension. He had no apparent underlying risk factors for severe disease.
authors.affiliation: National Health Laboratory Services, Tshwane Academic Division, Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa. strydom.kathy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Kathy-Anne
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Strydom
authors.forename: Farzana
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ismail
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Frean
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001769:Blood / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D007565:Jaundice / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008853:Microscopy; D041122:Plasmodium ovale / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011693:Purpura / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology