Plasmodium vivax exflagellated microgametes in human peripheral blood: a potential diagnostic dilemma

Giulio Camarlinghi; Eva Maria Parisio; Maria Nardone; Fabiola Mancini; Alessandra Ciervo; Daniela Boccolini; Romano Mattei

Plasmodium vivax exflagellated microgametes in human peripheral blood: a potential diagnostic dilemma

Giulio Camarlinghi, Eva Maria Parisio, Maria Nardone, Fabiola Mancini, Alessandra Ciervo, Daniela Boccolini, Romano Mattei

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Abstract

Both malaria and relapsing fever Borrelia are infectious diseases characterized by fever, headache, myalgia, hepatosplenomegaly and tendency to relapse. Exflagellation of microgametocyte in malarial parasites is seen only in the definitive host, i.e., mosquitoes. Here we report an unusual case of a 23-year-old man who presented Plasmodium vivax infection with multiple exflagellated microgametes in the peripheral blood smear.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	231-233
Number of pages	3
Journal	The new microbiologica
Volume	42
Issue number	4
Publication status	Published - Oct 2019

Keywords

Adult
Animals
Chloroquine/therapeutic use
Humans
Life Cycle Stages
Malaria, Vivax/blood
Male
Plasmodium vivax/growth & development
Recurrence
Treatment Outcome
Young Adult

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Plasmodium vivax exflagellated microgametes in human peripheral blood: a potential diagnostic dilemma

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