title: Plasmodium Falciparum Recurrence Two Years after Exposure in Endemic Country: A Case Report.
abstract: Plasmodium falciparum typically manifests as a severe, symptomatic infection due to the high parasitemia and increased adherence of infected cells to blood vessel endothelium. However, there have been previous reports of P. falciparum recrudescence months to years after exposure. We report the case of a 56 year old woman who presented with malarial symptoms after recent travel to New York and previous travel to Liberia.
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Houston TX, USA Jennifer.E.Dierksen@uth.tmc.edu.
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dierksen
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Houston TX, USA.
authors.forename: Alyaa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Al-Ibraheemi
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Houston TX, USA.
authors.forename: Audrey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wanger
authors.affiliation: University of Texas at Houston McGovern Medical School, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Houston TX, USA.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000502:physiology*; D012008:Recurrence