Relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria in a 12-year-old Brazilian girl: A case report.
Malariaworld J
; 15: 8, 2024.
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| ID: mdl-38737169
ABSTRACT
Plasmodium vivax causes the vast majority of malaria cases in Brazil. The lifecycle of this parasite includes a latent stage in the liver, the hypnozoite. Reactivation of hypnozoites induces repeated relapses. We report a case of two relapses of vivax malaria in a teenage girl after conventional treatment with chloroquine and primaquine. Chloroquine prophylactic treatment for three months was prescribed with a favourable outcome of the case.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Malariaworld J
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil
Pais de publicación:
Países Bajos