[A case of malaria with uveitis, hyperglycemia, and rasha in a Turkish radiologist who went to Africa]

Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2014 Dec;38(4):258-60. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2014.3406.
[Article in Turkish]

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antimalarials / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Hyperglycemia / etiology*
  • Malaria, Falciparum / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nigeria
  • Purpura / etiology*
  • Travel
  • Turkey
  • Uveitis / etiology*

Substances

  • Antimalarials