Case Report: Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria after Splenectomy.

Authors :: Kambuaya NN
Rini H
Shanti PAI
Alexander K
Candrawati F
Prayoga P
Leonardo L
Margayani DS
Yayang BTG
Kenangalem E
Buffet PA
Anstey NM
Poespoprodjo JR
Kho S
Source :: The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene [Am J Trop Med Hyg] 2023 Jun 20; Vol. 109 (2), pp. 284-287. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jun 20 (Print Publication: 2023).
Publication Year :: 2023
Abstract: Severe malaria after splenectomy has been reported with infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium knowlesi, and Plasmodium malariae, but is less well-characterized with Plasmodium vivax. We describe a case of severe P. vivax malaria with hypotension, prostration, and acute kidney injury occurring 2 months after splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous artesunate.