Open AccessComplications of Sub-microscopic Plasmodium vivax Malaria among Orang Asli in Pos Lenjang, Kuala Lipis
Author(s) -
Noor Hafizan Mat Salleh,
Mohd Faizal Abdul Rahman,
Samsiah Samsusah,
J R De Silva,
Jia Hui Tan,
Amirah Amir,
Yee Ling Lau
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
tropical biomedicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.271
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 2521-9855
pISSN - 0127-5720
DOI - 10.47665/tb.38.1.006
Subject(s) - malaria , plasmodium vivax , biology , asymptomatic , plasmodium (life cycle) , vivax malaria , disease , virology , immunology , parasitology , plasmodium falciparum , parasite hosting , medicine , zoology , world wide web , computer science
In recent years, increasing cases of Plasmodium vivax complications had been reported all over the world. This former benign Plasmodium species is now recognized to be one of the human malaria parasites that can produce severe disease. In this article, we report two cases of sub-microscopic P. vivax malaria confirmed by PCR. Both patients were asymptomatic before treatment. They showed unusual presentations few days after initiation of antimalarial treatment. Both patients had subsequently completed antimalarial treatment and recovered completely.