Relapsing Plasmodium vivax malaria in a 12-year-old Brazilian girl: A case report

causes the vast majority of malaria cases in Brazil. The lifecycle of this parasite includes a latent stage in the liver, the hypnozoite. Reactivation of hypnozoites induces repeated relapses. We report a case of two relapses of malaria in a teenage girl after conventional treatment with chloroquine...

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Published in:MalariaWorld journal 2024, Vol.15, p.8
Main Authors: Martins, Ezequias B, de Pina-Costa, Anielle, Mamani, Roxana F, Lupi, Otilia, Calvet, Guilherme A, Bressan, Clarisse S, Silva, Michele F B, Siqueira, André M, da Silva, Sidnei, Zanini, Graziela Maria, de Fátima Ferreira-da-Cruz, Maria, Daniel-Ribeiro, Cláudio Tadeu, Brasil, Patrícia
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Summary:causes the vast majority of malaria cases in Brazil. The lifecycle of this parasite includes a latent stage in the liver, the hypnozoite. Reactivation of hypnozoites induces repeated relapses. We report a case of two relapses of malaria in a teenage girl after conventional treatment with chloroquine and primaquine. Chloroquine prophylactic treatment for three months was prescribed with a favourable outcome of the case.
ISSN:2214-4374