Case Reports
A case of imported malaria: the first report of a Plasmodium malariae infection in Sri Lanka after 37 years
Authors:
- HAC HapaurachchiEmail HAC Hapaurachchi
- NK Gunawardane
- MP Senevirathne
- W Abeyewickreme
- NR de Silva
Abstract
We report a case of Plasmodium falciparum and P malariae mixed infection in a patient who had been living in Malawi. This is the first case of P malariae reported in Sri Lanka in 4 decades. The presence of both parasites was confirmed by microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The history strongly indicated that the infection had been acquired from Malawi. The patient had liver dysfunction and a transient glomerulonephritis, both of which subsided with antimalarial treatment.
Key words: Plasmodium malariae, Plasmodium falciparum, PCR, microscopy
doi:10.4038/cmj.v53i2.233
Ceylon Medical Journal Vol. 53, No. 2, June 2008 pp.53-54
- Year: 2008
- Volume: 53 Issue: 2
- Page/Article: 53-54
- DOI: 10.4038/cmj.v53i2.233
- Published on 12 Dec 2008
- Peer Reviewed