Journals / İnfeksiyon Dergisi / 2003 / Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 3

A case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Plasmodium falciparum'a bağlı bir sıtma olgusu

Pages
359–363
Publication Date
2022-10-17
DOI
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Since the patient came from an endemic region and P. falciparum is rarely seen in Turkey, this case was reported to attract attention to transport of malaria between countries and continents.

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Objective & Hypothesis:A two-year-old African girl was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever, shivering and pallor for two weeks.
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Key Findings & Data:Her physical examination revealed a body temperature of 38.5° C, pallor and hepatosplenomegaly.
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Conclusion & Impact:Since the patient came from an endemic region and P. falciparum is rarely seen in Turkey, this case was reported to attract attention to transport of malaria between countries and continents.
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Abstract

A two-year-old African girl was admitted to the hospital with complaints of fever, shivering and pallor for two weeks. It was learned that she had come from Burkinofasa, a country in Africa, ten days before her administration. Her physical examination revealed a body temperature of 38.5° C, pallor and hepatosplenomegaly. Her laboratory findings supported hemolytic anemia. The diagnosis was made by seeing the gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum in thick blood films. Single dose of 25 mg/kg mefloquine was given for treatment which was successful. Since the patient came from an endemic region and P. falciparum is rarely seen in Turkey, this case was reported to attract attention to transport of malaria between countries and continents.

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iki yaşındaki Afrikalı kız çocuğu iki haftadır süren ateş, titreme ve son günlerde farkedilen soluktuk yakınmalarıyla başvurdu. Öyküsünden on gün önce bir Afrika ülkesi olan Burkinofasa'dan geldiği öğrenildi. Fizik muayenesinde; vücut ısısı 38.5° C idi, solukluk ve splenomegali saptandı. Rutin laboratuvar incelemeleri hemolitik anemiyi destekliyordu. Tanı, kalın damla yaymada Plasmodium falciparum gametositlerinin görülmesiyle konuldu. Hastaya 25 mg/kg tek doz meflokin tedavisi verildi ve 10. gün yaymalarında gametositlere rastlanmadı. Olgu Türkiye'de ender görülen sıtma etkeni ile Infekte olması, etkenin endemik bir bölgeden alınıp ülkelerarası taşınması, meflokinin tek dozu ile yapılan tedaviden tam yanıt alınması nedenleriyle sunuldu.

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GÜLEZ, P., HIZARCIOĞLU, M., KAYSERİLİ, E., CANBAL, A., SUN, F. (2022). A case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 17 - Sayı: 3, 359–363. https://ajindex.com/articles/546595

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