Case Report: Plasmodium knowlesi Infection with Rhabdomyolysis in a Japanese Traveler to Palawan, the Philippines

Skeletal muscle is known to be damaged by falciparum malaria via sequestration of infected erythrocytes. We present a case of rhabdomyolysis caused by Plasmodium knowlesi infection. The patient had fever, myalgia, and muscle weakness 5 days after returning to Japan from Palawan, the Philippines. Blo...

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Published in:Am J Trop Med Hyg
Main Authors: Takaya, Saho, Kutsuna, Satoshi, Suzuki, Tetsuya, Komaki-Yasuda, Kanako, Kano, Shigeyuki, Ohmagari, Norio
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6159587/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30182921
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.18-0348
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