Severe malaria - a case of fatal Plasmodium knowlesi infection with post-mortem findings: A case report

• Main Authors: Cox-Singh, J., Hiu, J., Lucas, S.B., Divis, P.C., Zulkarnaen, M., Chandran, P., Wong, K.T., Adem, P., Zaki, S.R., Singh, B., Krishna, S.
• Format: Article
• Published: BioMed Central 2010
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/15269/

Background: Zoonotic malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi is an important, but newly recognized, human pathogen. For the first time, post-mortem findings from a fatal case of knowlesi malaria are reported here. Case presentation: A formerly healthy 40 year-old male became symptomatic 10 days after...