A case of malaria with uveitis, hyperglycemia, and rasha in a Turkish radiologist who went to Africa

Malaria is still an important health problem worldwide, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Turkey, the most common type of malaria is Plasmodium vivax, and endemic regions are South-Eastern Anatolia and Çukurova. Due to globalization and tourism, travel-associated infection due to P. falciparum...

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Published in:Türkiye parazitolojii dergisi 2014-12, Vol.38 (4), p.258-260
Main Authors: Altun, Şerife, Koçak Tufan, Zeliha, Kaçar, Mahmut, Ataman Hatipoğlu, Çiğdem, Kınıklı, Sami, Demiröz, Ali Pekcan
Format: Article
Language:Turkish
Subjects:
Antimalarials - therapeutic use
Humans
Hyperglycemia - etiology
Malaria, Falciparum - complications
Male
Middle Aged
Nigeria
Purpura - etiology
Travel
Turkey
Uveitis - etiology
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Summary:Malaria is still an important health problem worldwide, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. In Turkey, the most common type of malaria is Plasmodium vivax, and endemic regions are South-Eastern Anatolia and Çukurova. Due to globalization and tourism, travel-associated infection due to P. falciparum is also seen more frequently in Turkey. P. falciparum malaria can be highly fatal despite optimal antimalarial treatment. We present a case of falciparum malaria in a Turkish radiologist who went to Africa for occupational reasons and come back with malaria accompanied by uveitis, hyperglycemia, and purpuric rash.
ISSN:2146-3077
DOI:10.5152/tpd.2014.3406