KMID : 0388220120190030160
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Journal of the Korean Rheumatism Association 2012 Volume.19 No. 3 p.160 ~ p.162
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An Atypical Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria after Initiating Adalimumab Therapy
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Shin Sang-Yop
Seong Gil-Myeong Kim Young-Ree Kang Jin-Woo Kim Jin-Seok
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Abstract
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We report an unusual case of Plasmodium vivax malaria that occurred in a 22-year-old ankylosing spondylitis patient after initiating adalimumab therapy. P. falciparum malaria was initially included as a possible differential diagnosis due to hyperparasitemia and similar features in the peripheral blood smear. The patient was successfully treated with conventional therapy for P. vivax malaria.
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KEYWORD
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Adalimumab, Malaria vivax, Spondylitis ankylosing
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