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KMID : 1130320100530010085
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Korean Journal of Pediatrics
2010 Volume.53 No. 1 p.85 ~ p.88
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A case of Plasmodium vivax malaria occurring during a school excursion to Pocheon-gun
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Kwak Byung-Ok
Chung So-Chung
Kim Kyo-Sun
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Abstract
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Malaria caused by Plasmodium species is characterized by paroxysms of fever, chills, fatigue, anemia, and splenomegaly. Vivax malaria has lately re-emerged as an infectious disease and has exhibited high transmission rate in northern Gyeonggi-do province. We encountered a case of malaria in a child presenting with fever and thrombocytopenia who had recently made a school excursion to Pocheon-gun, Gyeonggi-do. The child was diagnosed with Plasmodium vivax malaria and treated with hydroxychloroquine and primaquine. Here, we present this case with a brief review of the literature.
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KEYWORD
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Malaria, Plasmodium vivax, Fever, Thrombocytopenia, School excursion
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