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No fever, no malaria? A diagnostic challenge in an immunocompromised patient

Gadient Hotz, Sonja and Müller, Dominic J. and Chaney, Matthew and Blum, Johannes. (2015) No fever, no malaria? A diagnostic challenge in an immunocompromised patient. Travel medicine and infectious disease, 13 (6). pp. 511-512.

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Abstract

We describe the case of an immunosuppressed women with proven malaria tropicana. Fever was not reported with this patient. We conclude that the concept of using fever as a primary surrogate indicator for the presence of malaria should be used with caution in patients with complex immunosuppression.
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)
09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Former Units within Swiss TPH > Medical Practice Föhre (Blum)
UniBasel Contributors:Blum, Johannes A.
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Elsevier
ISSN:1477-8939
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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Last Modified:30 Jun 2016 11:02
Deposited On:11 Apr 2016 13:03

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