Open AccessPlasmodium malariae in Bangladesh
Author(s) -
Waliur Rahman,
Kesinee Chotivanich,
Kamorat Silamut,
Naowarat Tanomsing,
Amir Hossain,
M. Abul Faiz,
Arjen M. Dondorp,
Richard J. Maude
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
transactions of the royal society of tropical medicine and hygiene
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1878-3503
pISSN - 0035-9203
DOI - 10.1016/j.trstmh.2009.06.014
Subject(s) - tropical medicine , malaria , medicine , traditional medicine , library science , history , pathology , computer science
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.