Author/Authors :
Nateghpour, M tehran university of medical sciences tums - Dept of Medical Parasitology and Mycology,, تهران, ايران , Miahipour, A tehran university of medical sciences tums - Dept of Medical Parasitology and Mycology,, تهران, ايران , Yousefi, M tehran university of medical sciences tums - Dept of Medical Parasitology and Mycology,, تهران, ايران , Mohammadiha, A tehran university of medical sciences tums - Dept of Medical Parasitology and Mycology,, تهران, ايران , Fagani, Y Bou-Ali Hospital, - 2Infections Diseases Ward,, ايران
Abstract :
A 20 year old male patient from Afghanistan with a history of G6PD deficiency and clinical manifestations of malaria referred to Bou-Ali Hospital in Tehran, capital of Iran. Giemsa stained thick blood films revealed an infection of Plasmodium falciparum with 33700 parasite/µL of blood. The patient was successfully treated according to malaria treatment guideline.
Keywords :
G6PD deficiency , Falciparum , Malaria , Iran
