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ArticleMalaria journal2024

A case of severe Plasmodium ovale malaria with acute respiratory distress syndrome and splenic infarction in a male traveller presenting in Italy.

Maria Virginia Tomassi, Alessandra D'Abramo, Serena Vita, Angela Corpolongo, Antonella Vulcano, Tommaso Ascoli Bartoli, Barbara Bartolini, Francesca Faraglia, Emanuele Nicastri

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Article in Malaria journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Maria Virginia TomassiNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Alessandra D'AbramoNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy. alessandra.dabramo@inmi.it.
Serena VitaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Angela CorpolongoNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Antonella VulcanoNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Tommaso Ascoli BartoliNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Barbara BartoliniNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Francesca FaragliaNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Emanuele NicastriNational Institute for Infectious Diseases "Lazzaro Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
Istituto Nazionale per le Malattie Infettive Lazzaro Spallanzani · IT

Funding

Ministero della Salute Line1 Ricerca Corrente "Studio dei patogeni ad alto impatto sociale: emergent, da importazione, multiresistenti, negletti
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPlasmodium ovale malaria is usually considered a tropical infectious disease associated with low morbidity and mortality. However, severe disease and death have previously been reported. CASE PRESENTATION: A case of severe P. ovale malaria in a healthy Caucasian man with a triangle splenic infarction and clinical progression towards Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome was reported despite a rapid response to oral chloroquine treatment with 24-h parasitaemia clearance.

conclusionPlasmodium ovale malaria is generally considered as a benign disease, with low parasitaemia. However, severe disease and death have occasionally been reported. It is important to be aware that occasionally it can progress to serious illness and death even in immunocompetent individuals.

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AntimalarialsMalariaPlasmodium ovaleRespiratory Distress SyndromeSplenic InfarctionHumansItalyMaleAntimalarialsAcute respiratory distress syndromeMalariaPlasmodium ovaleSplenic infarction

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