Abstract
We report a case of acute Plasmodium malariae infection complicating corticosteroid treatment for membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis in a patient from an area where P. malariae infection is not endemic. A peripheral blood smear showed typical band-form trophozoites compatible with P. malariae or Plasmodium knowlesi. SSU rRNA sequencing confirmed the identity to be P. malariae.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / adverse effects*
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Aged
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Blood / parasitology
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DNA, Protozoan / chemistry
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DNA, Protozoan / genetics
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DNA, Ribosomal / chemistry
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DNA, Ribosomal / genetics
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Genes, rRNA
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Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / drug therapy
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Humans
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Immunocompromised Host*
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Malaria / diagnosis*
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Malaria / parasitology
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Male
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Microscopy
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Plasmodium malariae / genetics
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Plasmodium malariae / isolation & purification*
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RNA, Protozoan / genetics
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / genetics
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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DNA, Protozoan
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DNA, Ribosomal
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RNA, Protozoan
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RNA, Ribosomal, 18S