A Case of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Presentation.

Journal: Medicine

Volume: 94

Issue: 34

Year of Publication: 2015

Affiliated Institutions:  From the Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York, New York, USA.

Abstract summary 

New York City is a multicultural city where people of different ethnicities and backgrounds from all over the world live together. Of the different ethnicities, it is home to a large population of Western African immigrants. This case report is that of an elderly female of Western African descent presenting to Lincoln Hospitals Emergency Department with fevers and fatigue.The patients travel history to Togo, along with her symptoms, resulted in a differential diagnosis which included Ebola as well as Malaria. New York City's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene was contacted for further clarification of presence of Ebola in Togo. The present case report is meant to educate about the presentation, hospital course, and differential diagnoses of a patient traveling from Western Africa with fever and chills.

Authors & Co-authors:  Salaria Salaria Basir Khaja

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Citations :  Laishram DD, Sutton PL, Nanda N, et al. The complexities of malaria disease manifestations with a focus on asymptomatic malaria. Malar J 2012; 11:29.[Pub Med].
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Identifiers
Doi : e1415
SSN : 1536-5964
Study Population
Female
Mesh Terms
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Country of Study
Togo
Publication Country
United States