A Case of Transfusion Induced Malaria Presenting as a Fever of Unknown Origin.
- Author:
In Kyong JEONG
1
;
Myoung Don OH
;
Jong Yil CHAI
;
Hyeong Woo LEE
;
Won Ja LEE
;
Jong Su LEE
;
Dong Hee SOE
;
Kang Won CHOE
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Plasmodium vivax;
Transfusion;
Fever of unknown origin (FUO)
- MeSH:
Abdominal Pain;
Adult;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Female;
Fever of Unknown Origin*;
Fever*;
Humans;
Korea;
Malaria*;
Military Personnel;
Plasmodium vivax;
Ultrasonography
- From:Korean Journal of Infectious Diseases
1999;31(1):41-45
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
We report a case of a 39 year-old woman with transfusion-induced malaria presenting as fever of unknown origin. She had been well until 2 months ago when lower abdominal pain developed. Pelvic ultrasonography revealed an ovarian mass and an operation was performed. Two weeks after the operation, she developed a fever. Peripheral blood smear revealed developmental stages of Plasmodium vivax. The patient had received two units of whole blood during the operation, which was later proven to have been donated by a asymptomatic soldier who contracted tertian malaria while serving near the DMZ, an endemic area of malaria in South Korea. Considering such a case, malaria should be included in the differential diagnosis of post-transfusion febrile episodes.
