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Unusual blood smear with multiple stages of plasmodium falciparum infection and intraleukocytic malaria pigments in an expatriate with severe malaria and delayed clearance of parasites.

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A French expatriate in Ethiopia presented with severe Plasmodium falciparum infection. The blood smear was remarkable associating multiple stages of parasites including circulating schizonts with a high rate of intraleukocytic… Click to show full abstract

A French expatriate in Ethiopia presented with severe Plasmodium falciparum infection. The blood smear was remarkable associating multiple stages of parasites including circulating schizonts with a high rate of intraleukocytic malaria pigments. Under artesunate treatment, without polymorphism in PfK13 gene, delayed clearance of parasites occurred, probably following the massive merogony.

Keywords: plasmodium falciparum; malaria pigments; multiple stages; intraleukocytic malaria; blood smear; falciparum infection

Journal Title: Journal of travel medicine
Year Published: 2023

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