Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria Complicated with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Case Associated with Focal Autochthonous Transmission in Greece

In 2011, autochthonous Plasmodium vivax malaria emerged in a focal geographical area in Greece after importation by immigrants from the Indian subcontinent. We report the case of complicated P. vivax malaria in a previously healthy 42-year-old Greek female. The patient presented acute respiratory di...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2014-05, Vol.14 (5), p.378-381
Hauptverfasser:	Gougoutsi, Alexandra, Karageorgopoulos, Drosos E., Dimitriadou, Areti, Melas, Nikolaos, Kranidiotis, Georgios, Voutsinas, Dionysios, Melidonis, Andreas
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Animals Antimalarials - therapeutic use Female Greece Humans Malaria, Vivax - complications Malaria, Vivax - diagnosis Malaria, Vivax - drug therapy Malaria, Vivax - transmission Parasitemia Plasmodium vivax Plasmodium vivax - isolation & purification Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - complications Short Communications Thrombocytopenia Treatment Outcome
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