Case Report: Hyperreactive Malarial Splenomegaly Syndrome Diagnosed with Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification and Treated with Artemisinin-Based Combination Therapy.

We describe the case of a 16-year-old patient, who recently arrived in Belgium from Guinea with a history of splenomegaly and B symptoms in whom HMSS diagnosis was achieved, thanks to the loop-mediated isothermal amplification method. To our knowledge, this is also the first described case treated by dihydroartemisinin/piperaquine.
PMID: 30860015 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - March 10, 2019 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Genderini FG, Haeseleer C, Cantinieaux B, Martin C Tags: Am J Trop Med Hyg Source Type: research