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| One Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria which Occurred in Korea |
| Hong Joo Kim, Gyung Sang Lee, Suck Chul Yang, Ho Joo Yoon, Dong Ho Shin, Sung Soo Park, Jung Hee Lee, Jung Oak Kang* |
| Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Clinical Pathology*, Hanyang University Hospital, Seoul Korea |
Vol.28 Num.3 (p293~298)
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Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax had been known as an indigenous protozoan disease in Korea. However, massive application of insecticides and improvement of sanitation for several decades have led to rapid reduction of malaria incidence, then it was recognized to have been almost eradicated in recent years. However, in 1993, one case of suspected indigenous Vivax malaria was reported in Moonsan, Kyungki-do and consecutively, more than 20 cases of suspected indigenous Vivax malaria occurred in northern counties of Kyungki-do and Kangwon-do in 1994. We encountered one case of Vivax malaria in a 24 year old Korean male living in Seoul, who had no history of transfusion, drug abuse, overseas travel and recent travel to Kyungki-do. He had characteristic fever, chill, generalized malaise, hepatosplenomegaly and confirmed with peripheral blood smear finding. He was successfully treated with hydroxychloroquine and primaquine.
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Keywords : Malaria, Plasmodium vivax |
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