A case of severe Plasmodium ovale malaria with acute respiratory distress syndrome and splenic infarction in a male traveller presenting in Italy

A case of severe Plasmodium ovale malaria with acute respiratory distress syndrome and splenic infarction in a male traveller presenting in Italy

Abstract Background Plasmodium ovale malaria is usually considered a tropical infectious disease associated with low morbidity and mortality. However, severe disease and death have previously been reported. Case presentation A case of severe P. ovale malaria in a healthy Caucasian man with a triangl...

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Main Authors: Maria Virginia Tomassi, Alessandra D’Abramo, Serena Vita, Angela Corpolongo, Antonella Vulcano, Tommaso Ascoli Bartoli, Barbara Bartolini, Francesca Faraglia, Emanuele Nicastri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-04-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium ovale
Malaria
Splenic infarction
Acute respiratory distress syndrome
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04911-4

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-024-04911-4

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