A Case of Severe Falciparum Malaria in a Returned Traveler

Low QJ 1 , Lau WK 2 , Lim TH 3 , Lee RA 4 , Cheo SW 5

Affiliations 

  • 1 MD (UMS), MRCP (UK), Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Jalan Korma, Taman Soga, 83000, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia, Email : lowqinjian@moh,gov.my
  • 2 MBBS (UTAR), Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Jalan Korma, Taman Soga, 83000, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
  • 3 MD (I.M. Sechenov Moscow Medical Academy), MRCP (UK), Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Jalan Korma, Taman Soga, 83000, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
  • 4 MBBS (UM), M.Med (Rad), FRCR (UK) Department of Radiology, Hospital Sultanah Nora Ismail, Jalan Korma, Taman Soga, 83000, Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia
  • 5 MD (UMS), MRCP (UK), Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Lahad Datu, Peti Bersurat 60065, 91110, Lahad Datu, Sabah Malaysia
Malays Fam Physician, 2020;15(3):86-89.
PMID: 33329868

Abstract

Primary care providers should be alert to travel-related infections. Around 10-40% of returning travelers from all destinations and 15-70% of travelers from tropical settings experience ill health, either overseas or upon returning home.1 A systematic approach concentrating on possible infections should be undertaken based on the patient's travel location, immunization history, presence of malaria chemoprophylaxis at the destination, other potential exposures, incubation period, and clinical presentation.2-3 The World Health Organization (WHO) website is constantly being updated on specific travel-related infections and recent geographical outbreaks. In this paper, we report a case of severe falciparum malaria in a returned traveler.

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