Journals / Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi / 2018 / Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 2

Imported Malaria in Turkey: The Importance of Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax Mixed Infection

Türkiye’de İmport Sıtma: Plasmodium falciparum / Plasmodium vivax Miks Enfeksiyonunda Tanının Tedavideki Önemi

Pages
164–167
Publication Date
2022-11-05
DOI
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This case report emphasizes the importance of diagnosis, correct and adequate treatment of infections, and a close follow-up of diseases.

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Objective & Hypothesis:The most common types of malaria in the world are Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum.
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Key Findings & Data:In countries where both species are endemic, P. vivax and P. falciparum coinfection also occurs.
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Abstract

The most common types of malaria in the world are Plasmodium vivax and P. falciparum. In countries where both species are endemic, P. vivax and P. falciparum coinfection also occurs. Thus, the possibility of mixed malaria in Turkey should always be considered in cases with a traveling history to these countries. Here, we report a case of P. vivax/P. falciparum mixed infection that was diagnosed as P. falciparum malaria in Ethiopia. However, the administered treatment was inadequate, and infection recurred because of the miss in the diagnosis of P. vivax malaria, for which an effective drug for hypnozoites was not administered. This case report emphasizes the importance of diagnosis, correct and adequate treatment of infections, and a close follow-up of diseases.

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Dünyada yaygın olarak görülen sıtma türleri Plasmodium vivax (P. vivax) ve Plasmodium falciparum (P. falciparum)’dur. Her iki türün endemikolduğu ülkelerde P. vivax ve P. falciparum koenfeksiyonu da görülebilmektedir. Bu nedenle Türkiye’de görülen ve bu ülkelere seyahat öyküsüolan olgularda miks sıtma olasılığı mutlaka akılda bulundurulmalıdır. Bu olgu sunumunda Etiyopya’da P. falciparum sıtma tanısı konulan, ancakbuna yönelik yetersiz tedavi uygulanan ve P. vivax sıtma tanısı atlandığı için hipnozoidlere etkili bir ilaç verilmediğinden nüks gelişen P. vivax/P.falciparum miks enfeksiyonu sunulmuştur. Olgu, sıtma tedavisinde doğru tanı konması, uygun doz ve sürede tedavi uygulanması ve hastalıkseyrinin yakın takibinin öneminin vurgulanması amacı ile sunulmuştur

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TÜNGER, Ö., ÇETİN, Ç. B., ÖZBİLGİN, A., TUNALI, V., ÇAKMAK, A. (2022). Imported Malaria in Turkey: The Importance of Diagnosis and Treatment of Plasmodium falciparum/Plasmodium vivax Mixed Infection. Türkiye Parazitoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 42 - Sayı: 2, 164–167. https://ajindex.com/articles/630063

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