title: An autochthonous case of severe Plasmodium knowlesi malaria in Thailand.
abstract: A 58-year-old Thai man was infected with Plasmodium knowlesi in Chantaburi Province, eastern Thailand. In addition to pyrexia, the patient developed hypotension, renal failure, jaundice, and severe thrombocytopenia. The parasitemia at the time of admission was 16.67% or ∼503,400 parasites/μL. With artesunate treatment and supportive care, the patient recovered uneventfully. The occurrence of complicated knowlesi malaria in a low-endemic area underscores the risk of high morbidity from this simian malaria.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi Province, Thailand; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand; Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Surat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakaviroj
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi Province, Thailand; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand; Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Teerayot
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kobasa
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi Province, Thailand; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand; Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Phairote
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Teeranaipong
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi Province, Thailand; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand; Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Chaturong
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Putaporntip
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Prapokklao Hospital, Chantaburi Province, Thailand; Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Department of Disease Control, Ministry of Public Health, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand; Molecular Biology of Malaria and Opportunistic Parasites Research Unit, Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand jongwutiwes@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Somchai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jongwutiwes
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077332:Artesunate; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016790:Plasmodium knowlesi / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D000077332:Artesunate