Malaria

A life-threatening parasitic disease caused by <i>Plasmodium</i> (<i>P. </i>) parasites that are transmitted by <i>Anophles</i> mosquito bites to humans and is typically clinically characterized by attacks of fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

Hydronephrosis

Severe distention of the kidney with dilation of the renal pelvis and calices.


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18346245
 MALE Adult
Atypical Plasmodium vivax malaria in a traveler: bilateral hydronephrosis, severe thrombocytopenia, and hypotension.
Rifakis PM, Hernandez O, Fernandez CT, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Von A, Franco-Paredes C.
J Travel Med. 2008;15(2):119-21.
Atypical Plasmodium vivax malaria in a traveler: bilateral hydronephrosis, severe thrombocytopenia, and hypotension.
18346245
 MALE Adult
Atypical Plasmodium vivax malaria in a traveler: bilateral hydronephrosis, severe thrombocytopenia, and hypotension.
Rifakis PM, Hernandez O, Fernandez CT, Rodriguez-Morales AJ, Von A, Franco-Paredes C.
J Travel Med. 2008;15(2):119-21.
We report a case of Plasmodium vivax infection manifested as severe thrombocytopenia, bilateral hydronephrosis, and hypotension in a returning traveler from a malaria-endemic area in Venezuela.