Recurent plasmodium vivax malaria : about one case

Authors

  • R Labbaoui (1) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar Kairouan, service de pediatrie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (2) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar, laboratoire de biologie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (3) Faculté de médecine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse Author
  • N Brini (1) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar Kairouan, service de pediatrie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (2) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar, laboratoire de biologie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (3) Faculté de médecine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse Author
  • S Khammeri (1) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar Kairouan, service de pediatrie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (2) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar, laboratoire de biologie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (3) Faculté de médecine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse Author
  • N Balhoudi (1) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar Kairouan, service de pediatrie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (2) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar, laboratoire de biologie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (3) Faculté de médecine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse Author
  • Y Chabouni (1) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar Kairouan, service de pediatrie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (2) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar, laboratoire de biologie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (3) Faculté de médecine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse Author
  • H Mejaouel (1) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar Kairouan, service de pediatrie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (2) Hôpital Ibn Al Jazzar, laboratoire de biologie, 3100 Kairouan, Tunisie; (3) Faculté de médecine Ibn El Jazzar, Sousse Author

Keywords:

paludisme, plasmodium vivax, revivissance du plasmodium, enfant

Abstract

Malaria is one of the most important threatening parasitic infection affecting human beings. Some species are known for a recurrent infection due to dormant hypnozoites such as plasmodium vivax and plasmodium malariae. These hypnozoites do not respond to Chloroquine. We report a case of recurrent malaria in a 12 years old boy, immigrating from Syria and having a history of malaria treated in Sudan. The species were identified by microscope examination then RT-PCR as plasmodium vivax. The outcome was favorable on Chloroquine, then the patient received Primaquine to eradicate the hypnozoites.

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Published

2020-03-31

Issue

No. 17 (2020): January / March 2020

Section

Case Report

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