RT Journal Article
T1 Malaria Hidden in a Patient with Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma and Sickle-Cell Trait
A1 Linares Gómez, María
A1 Albizua, Enriqueta
A1 Méndez, Darío
A1 Rubio, José María
A1 Martínez Serna, Alejandra
A1 Martínez, Miguel
A1 Salto, Efren
A1 Puyet Catalina, Antonio
A1 Díez Martín, Amalia
A1 Martínez López, Joaquín
A1 Bautista Santa Cruz, José Manuel
AB We report a case of an African patient with sickle cell trait who was diagnosed in Spain with B-cell lymphoma. Blood smears were negative for malaria, and no plasmodium antigens were detected in the blood. To treat his lymphoma, the patient underwent chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation. Following a splenectomy due to a worsening condition, he developed clinical malaria with detectable parasitemia. This case suggests that the humoral response and parasite removal by the spleen may afford protection from overt disease and may even help maintain subclinical human reservoirs of the disease.
SN 0095-1137
YR 2011
FD 2011
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94537
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/94537
LA eng
NO Linares Gómez, M., Albizua, E., Méndez, D. et al. «Malaria Hidden in a Patient with Diffuse Large-B-Cell Lymphoma and Sickle-Cell Trait». Journal of Clinical Microbiology, vol. 49, n.o 12, diciembre de 2011, pp. 4401-04. DOI.org (Crossref), https://doi.org/10.1128/JCM.00911-11.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 abr 2025