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**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319/images/fig04.jpg Malaria (upmc.edu)].<ref name=upmc_malaria>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html]. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.</ref>
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319/images/fig04.jpg Malaria (upmc.edu)].<ref name=upmc_malaria>URL: [http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html]. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.</ref>
**[http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case591.html Malaria - another case (upmc.edu)].


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 05:09, 26 January 2012

Malaria is an infectious disease found in the tropics.

General

Symptoms:[1]

  • Fatigue.
  • Diarrhea.
  • Nausea and vomiting.

Etiology:

  • Often due to parasite Plasmodium falciparum - transmitted by mosquitoes.

Microscopic

Feature:

  • RBCs with basophilic dots ~1-2 micrometres.

DDx:

Images:

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case319.html. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.
  2. URL: http://path.upmc.edu/cases/case332/dx.html. Accessed on: 14 January 2012.