A Case of Malaria Predisposing to Salmonella Bacteremia in a Returning Traveler from Nigeria

We describe a febrile adult returning to the U.S. from Nigeria. Malaria was diagnosed by rapid antigen testing, but recognition of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease was delayed. While the moniker, “typhomalaria,” once used to describe an illness with features of malaria and typhoid fever, has...

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Published in:Case reports in infectious diseases 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-3
Main Authors: Marculescu, Camelia, Dorman, Susan E., Steed, Lisa L., Jakubowski, Robert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anemia
Blood
Case Report
Case reports
Communicable diseases
Development and progression
E coli
Erythrocytes
Family medical history
Fever
Hemoglobin
Infections
Infectious diseases
Malaria
Medical examination
Medical laboratories
Mosquitoes
Salmonella
Systematic review
Travelers
Tropical diseases
Typhoid
Typhoid fever
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Summary:We describe a febrile adult returning to the U.S. from Nigeria. Malaria was diagnosed by rapid antigen testing, but recognition of invasive nontyphoidal Salmonella disease was delayed. While the moniker, “typhomalaria,” once used to describe an illness with features of malaria and typhoid fever, has fallen out of favor, it may nevertheless be a helpful reminder to clinicians that both infectious diseases can arise in the same patient. Blood cultures should be obtained routinely in febrile returning travelers from malaria-endemic regions, including those in whom the diagnosis of malaria has already been established.
ISSN:2090-6625
2090-6633
DOI:10.1155/2018/8463417