%0 Journal Article
%T Fatal Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria in a Splenectomized Patient
%A H Mahmoudvand
%A L Farivar
%A I Sharifi
%A M Fasihi Harandi
%J Iranian Journal of Parasitology
%D 2012
%I Tehran University of Medical Sciences
%X Malaria is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical countries, with high morbidity and mortality. Splenectomy makes patients more susceptible to serious bacterial and parasitic infections. We report for the first time in Iran a fatal case of Plasmodium vivax malaria, confirmed by microscopic and molecu-lar (Semi-nested multiplex PCR) tests in a patient who had undergone splenectomy due to hemolytic anemia.
%K Plasmodium vivax
%K Malaria
%K Splenectomy
%K Iran
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