Plasmodium malariae in Bangladesh

Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010 Jan;104(1):78-80. doi: 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.06.014. Epub 2009 Oct 8.

Abstract

We describe a 32-year-old Bangladeshi male presenting with severe malaria caused by a mono-infection with Plasmodium malariae. Rosetting of infected and uninfected erythrocytes, a putative virulence factor in falciparum malaria, was observed in the blood slide. Severe disease caused by P. malariae is extremely rare. The patient made a rapid recovery with intravenous quinine treatment.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antimalarials / administration & dosage
  • Bangladesh
  • Humans
  • Malaria / drug therapy
  • Malaria / parasitology*
  • Male
  • Plasmodium malariae / isolation & purification*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Quinine / administration & dosage
  • Rosette Formation
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antimalarials
  • Quinine