Severe long-delayed malaria caused by Plasmodium malariae in an elderly French patient.

05 Aug 2021
Marteau A, Ouedraogo E, Van der Meersch G, Akhoundi M, Souhail B, Cohen Y, Bouchaud O, Izri A
Plasmodium malariae is the cause of the rare but severe form of malaria that sometimes affects individuals travelling to malaria-endemic regions. This report presents the unique case of a patient exhibiting severe malaria symptoms caused by P. malariae with no record of recent travel to any malaria-endemic areas.