Tropical infection after a case of total hip arthroplasty

C Joseph; A Meybeck; H Melliez; T Boyer; L Fortin-Lebraud; V Lovi; M Douaud; M Pradier; E Senneville

doi:10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.009

Tropical infection after a case of total hip arthroplasty

J Hosp Infect. 2014 Jul;87(3):179-81. doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.009. Epub 2014 May 20.

Authors

C Joseph¹, A Meybeck², H Melliez¹, T Boyer³, L Fortin-Lebraud⁴, V Lovi⁵, M Douaud¹, M Pradier¹, E Senneville¹

Affiliations

¹ Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.
² Infectious Diseases Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France. Electronic address: [email protected].
³ Hematology and Transfusion Institute, University Hospital, Lille, France.
⁴ Biochemistry Department, Seclin Hospital, Seclin, France.
⁵ Haemoviligance Department, Dron Hospital, Tourcoing, France.

PMID: 24954916
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2014.04.009

Abstract

In non-endemic areas, malaria is mainly an imported disease. This article reports a case of transfusion-related Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a non-endemic area. Despite initial clinical signs consistent with malaria, the diagnosis was not elicited because of the absence of any identified epidemiological risk factors. The case indicates that transfusion-transmitted malaria still occurs in non-endemic countries. The role of laboratory testing to prevent and diagnose transfusion-transmitted malaria in non-endemic malaria countries is crucial.

Keywords: Malaria; Transfusion.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip / adverse effects*
Female
Humans
Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
Malaria, Falciparum / pathology*
Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification*
Transfusion Reaction*