CT findings of malarial spleen

Br J Radiol. 2006 Oct;79(946):e145-7. doi: 10.1259/bjr/46185784.

Abstract

Malaria is one of the most frequent causes of fever among travellers to tropical countries. We report the CT imaging findings of poor contrast enhancement of the spleen on arterial phase in a case of malaria presenting as splenomegaly. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of malarial spleen diagnosed by these CT results.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Humans
  • Malaria, Vivax / diagnostic imaging*
  • Male
  • Plasmodium vivax / isolation & purification
  • Spleen / parasitology
  • Splenic Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Splenic Diseases / parasitology
  • Splenomegaly / diagnostic imaging*
  • Splenomegaly / parasitology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed