Relapsing malaria infection in an adolescent following travel to Mozambique

Cameron B Oswald; Andrea P Summer; Philip R Fischer

doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.02.003

Relapsing malaria infection in an adolescent following travel to Mozambique

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2007 Jul;5(4):254-5. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.02.003. Epub 2007 Apr 25.

Authors

Cameron B Oswald¹, Andrea P Summer, Philip R Fischer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina, SC, USA.

PMID: 17574150
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2007.02.003

Abstract

Infection with Plasmodium ovale is uncommon in travelers. We describe a case of ovale malaria in a traveler to Mozambique who initially presented several weeks after completion of his trip. Species identification was ultimately achieved with a PCR-based diagnostic method.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Animals
Antimalarials / administration & dosage
Antimalarials / therapeutic use
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Malaria / blood
Malaria / diagnosis*
Malaria / drug therapy
Malaria / pathology
Male
Mozambique
Plasmodium ovale* / isolation & purification
Recurrence
Travel*
United States

Substances

Antimalarials