[A case of malaria with uveitis, hyperglycemia, and rasha in a Turkish radiologist who went to Africa].
Malaria is still an important health problem worldwide, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Turkey, the most common type of malaria is Plasmodium vivax, and endemic regions are South-Eastern Anatolia and Çukurova. Due to globalization and tourism, travel-associated infection due to P. falciparum is also seen more frequently in Turkey. P. falciparum malaria can be highly fatal despite optimal antimalarial treatment. We present a case of falciparum malaria in a Turkish radiologist who went to Africa for occupational reasons and come back with malaria accompanied by uveitis, hyperglycemia, and purpuric rash.
Kars Sarıkamış Devlet Hastanesi, Enfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Kliniği, Kars, Türkiye. serifealtun@yahoo.com.
Şerife
Ş
Altun
Zeliha
Z
Koçak Tufan
Mahmut
M
Kaçar
Çiğdem
Ç
Ataman Hatipoğlu
Sami
S
Kınıklı
Ali Pekcan
AP
Demiröz
D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000209:etiology*; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011693:Purpura / Q000209:etiology*; D014195:Travel; D014421:Turkey; D014605:Uveitis / Q000209:etiology*
D000962:Antimalarials