Case Report

AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT?

Volume: 25 Number: 2 August 31, 2023
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AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT?

Abstract

Malaria, a disease known since ancient times and constantly struggled by human beings, still maintains its currency as an important cause of morbidity and mortality today. Although no domestic cases have been observed in Turkey since 2010, around 200-250 malaria cases originating from abroad are observed every year. Resistance to many parasitic drugs has developed over the years since chloroquine resistance emerged in the 1970s. Artemisinin resistance was reported by WHO in Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam in 2013 due to P. falciparum malaria, and resistance has been reported also in South Africa and Rwanda recently. It has been shown that resistance development is due to the Kelch 13 mutation detected in parasite and this leads to delayed clearance. According to WHO data, artemether-based combined therapy is still effective in the treatment of patients infected with artemisinin-resistant P. falciparum strains, but possible treatment unresponsiveness is followed meticulously by WHO. Our case is remarkable for its third recurrence despite artemether-based combined therapy twice in 28 days, and its persistent treatment response after quinine and doxycycline treatment.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Case Report

Publication Date

August 31, 2023

Submission Date

January 4, 2023

Acceptance Date

June 6, 2023

Published in Issue

Year 2023 Volume: 25 Number: 2

APA
Şahin, A. M., Öztürk, H., Çetin, S., Aydın, E., Şenel, İ., & Yetkin, M. A. (2023). AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT? The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, 25(2), 351-355. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.1229345
AMA
1.Şahin AM, Öztürk H, Çetin S, Aydın E, Şenel İ, Yetkin MA. AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT? Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2023;25(2):351-355. doi:10.24938/kutfd.1229345
Chicago
Şahin, Ahmet Melih, Hüseyin Öztürk, Sinan Çetin, Emsal Aydın, İlknur Şenel, and Meltem Arzu Yetkin. 2023. “AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT?”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 25 (2): 351-55. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.1229345.
EndNote
Şahin AM, Öztürk H, Çetin S, Aydın E, Şenel İ, Yetkin MA (August 1, 2023) AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT? The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 25 2 351–355.
IEEE
[1]A. M. Şahin, H. Öztürk, S. Çetin, E. Aydın, İ. Şenel, and M. A. Yetkin, “AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT?”, Kırıkkale Uni Med J, vol. 25, no. 2, pp. 351–355, Aug. 2023, doi: 10.24938/kutfd.1229345.
ISNAD
Şahin, Ahmet Melih - Öztürk, Hüseyin - Çetin, Sinan - Aydın, Emsal - Şenel, İlknur - Yetkin, Meltem Arzu. “AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT?”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine 25/2 (August 1, 2023): 351-355. https://doi.org/10.24938/kutfd.1229345.
JAMA
1.Şahin AM, Öztürk H, Çetin S, Aydın E, Şenel İ, Yetkin MA. AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT? Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2023;25:351–355.
MLA
Şahin, Ahmet Melih, et al. “AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT?”. The Journal of Kırıkkale University Faculty of Medicine, vol. 25, no. 2, Aug. 2023, pp. 351-5, doi:10.24938/kutfd.1229345.
Vancouver
1.Ahmet Melih Şahin, Hüseyin Öztürk, Sinan Çetin, Emsal Aydın, İlknur Şenel, Meltem Arzu Yetkin. AN UNUSUAL MALARIA CASE: MIXED INFECTION? RESISTANCE? MALADAPTIVE PATIENT? Kırıkkale Uni Med J. 2023 Aug. 1;25(2):351-5. doi:10.24938/kutfd.1229345

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