Plasmodium falciparum Malaria and Exchange Transfusion Application

• DOI: 10.5152/tpd.2015.3515
• Publication Date: 2015-06-15T11:15:58Z
• Authors: Filiz Kizilates; Hande Berk; Derya Seyman; Erdal Kurtoglu; Nefise Oztoprak
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Antimalarials; Travel; Turkey; Humans; Female; Malaria, Falciparum; Middle Aged; Erythrocyte Transfusion; 3. Good health

Malaria caused by P. falciparum, is endemic in tropical and subtropical areas but is seen as sporadic cases in our country. A patient, early diagnosed and succesfully treated with antimalarial drug administration and a patient, with severe clinical manifestations and succesfully treated with antimalarial medication as well as Erythrocyte Exchange Transfusion (EET), who were not applied chemoprophylaxis are presented. The cases are presented in order to emphasize on the necessity of giving education to the people going to endemic areas from our country for work or travel and on the necessity of taking chemoprophylaxis and to take attention that EET may be preffered in the therapy of severe malaria cases.