COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale Malaria: A Rare Case of Co-Infection

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major health problem worldwide. Timely diagnosis of co-infections mimicking COVID-19, such as malaria, might be challenging particularly in non-endemic areas. We report the first case of COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale malaria co-infection from our region aiming...

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Autores principales: Caglar, Bilge, Karaali, Ridvan, Balkan, Ilker Inanc, Mete, Bilgul, Aygun, Gokhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8413863/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34470091
http://dx.doi.org/10.3347/kjp.2021.59.4.399
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be a major health problem worldwide. Timely diagnosis of co-infections mimicking COVID-19, such as malaria, might be challenging particularly in non-endemic areas. We report the first case of COVID-19 and Plasmodium ovale malaria co-infection from our region aiming to highligt the importance of travel history and prophylaxis in malaria management in the context of pandemic. The galloping sound can sometimes be a harbinger of zebra besides the horse.

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