Malaria infection through multiorgan donation: An update from Spain
✍ Scribed by Monserrat Rodriguez; Santiago Tome; Luis Vizcaino; Javier Fernandez-Castroagudin; Esteban Otero-Anton; Esther Molina; Jorge Martinez; Gloria De la Rosa; Jose Lovo; Evaristo Varo
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 107 KB
- Volume
- 13
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1527-6465
- DOI
- 10.1002/lt.21219
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✦ Synopsis
During the last years, immigration has increased and, consequently, the pool of foreign donors and associated infectious diseases from exotic countries (especially from the tropics) has also increased. Only a few cases of malaria transmitted via different donation sources have been published. In the present report, a Plasmodium vivax transmitted through a multiorgan donation is reported. In conclusion, we discuss the features related with the diagnosis, the treatment, and the special characteristics of a case in which the liver and not any other organ is the reservoir of the plasmodium.