Plasmodium falciparum Infection in a 8-year Old Boy.

Accession number;99A0269812
Title;Plasmodium falciparum Infection in a 8-year Old Boy.
Author; ODA KEIKO (Kurume Univ., Fac. of Med.) AKASU YUKO (Kurume Univ., Fac. of Med.) MATSUO YUSAKU (Kurume Univ., Fac. of Med.) NAGAI KENSUKE (Kurume Univ., Fac. of Med.) YAMADA TAKASHI (Kurume Univ., Fac. of Med.) SAKATA YASUTAKA (Kurume Univ., Fac. of Med.) MOTOHIRO TAKASHI (Yukarigakuen)
Journal Title;Journal of the Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases
Journal Code:Z0760A
ISSN:0387-5911
VOL.73;NO.1;PAGE.83-85(1999)
Figure&Table&Reference;FIG.2, TBL.1, REF.5
Pub. Country;Japan
Language;Japanese
Abstract;A 8-year old Japanese boy who returned from Tanzania was admitted to our hospital because of fever, vomiting, and headache. He was diagnosed as a Plasmodium falciparum infection verified by a blood smear. He was treated with quinine and halofantrine, and recovered completely. Malaria infection should be considered when patients return from Malaria endemic areas. (author abst.)
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