Misdiagnosis of an imported case of malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum
An unusual case of malaria presented with gastroenteritis and bloody diarrhoea in a 46-year-old male. The patient was a non-Saudi resident of Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Fever was not the presenting complaint, and the patient had not experienced any chills or sweating. He gave history of recent travel to...
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| Main Authors: | Waleed Mohammad Hussain, Syed Zahid Bukhari, Mohammad Ibrahim Fatani, Talal Mohammad Karima, Tariq Ahmed Madani, Samar Badreddine |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
2009-03-01
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| Series: | Journal of Infection in Developing Countries |
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| Online Access: | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/58 |
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