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- Title
Spleen Rupture in a Case of Untreated Plasmodium vivax Infection.
- Authors
Machado Siqueira, André; Lopes Magalhães, Belisa Maria; Cardoso Melo, Gisely; Ferrer, Mireia; Castillo, Paola; Martin-Jaular, Lorena; Fernandez-Becerra, Carmen; Ordi, Jaume; Martinez, Antonio; Lacerda, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães; del Portillo, Hernando A.
- Abstract
This article presents a case study of a 19-year-old patient who experienced spleen rupture due to an untreated infection with Plasmodium vivax, a parasite that causes malaria. The study examined the patient's spleen and found high levels of the parasite in the red pulp. Additionally, the study observed an increase in plasmablasts, a type of immune cell, in the spleen. These findings suggest that P. vivax infections can cause changes in the spleen that resemble lymphoma and may impact the development of immunity against the parasite.
- Subjects
PLASMODIUM vivax; SPLEEN; INFECTION; MALARIA
- Publication
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012, Vol 6, Issue 12, p1
- ISSN
1935-2727
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.1371/journal.pntd.0001934