A case of chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum infection

This paper reports a 53-year-old male patient with high fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly who was later diagnosed as having chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and successfully treated with mefloquine plus doxycycline.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This paper reports a 53-year-old male patient with high fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly who was later diagnosed as having chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and successfully treated with mefloquine plus doxycycline.

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Key Findings & Data:This paper reports a 53-year-old male patient with high fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly who was later diagnosed as having chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and successfully treated with mefloquine plus doxycycline.

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Conclusion & Impact:This paper reports a 53-year-old male patient with high fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly who was later diagnosed as having chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and successfully treated with mefloquine plus doxycycline.

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Abstract

This paper reports a 53-year-old male patient with high fever, anemia, thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly who was later diagnosed as having chloroquine-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria and successfully treated with mefloquine plus doxycycline.

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Ateş, anemi, trombositopeni ve splenomegali etiyolojisi araştırılırken klorokine dirençli Plasmodium falciparum sıtması saptanan ve meflokin + doksisiklin ile başarıyla tedavi edilen 53 yaşında bir erkek olgu sunulmuştur.

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DAĞCI, H., OLUT, A. I., KARACAN, S., ÇEVİKEL, N., TÖZ, Ö. S., KÖSE, Ş. (2022). A case of chloroquine resistant Plasmodium falciparum infection. İnfeksiyon Dergisi, Cilt: 19 - Sayı: 1, 115–120. https://ajindex.com/articles/651739

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