Case Report

J Rheum Dis 2012; 19(3): 160-162

Published online June 30, 2012

© Korean College of Rheumatology

An Atypical Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria after Initiating Adalimumab Therapy

Sang Yop Shin1, Gil Myeong Seong1, Young Ree Kim2, Jin Woo Kang3, Jinseok Kim1

Departments of Internal Medicine1 and Laboratory Medicine2, Jeju National University Hospital,Department of Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine3, Jeju, Korea

Correspondence to : Jinseok Kim

Abstract

We report an unusual case of Plasmodium vivax malaria that occurred in a 22-year-old ankylosing spondylitis patient after initiating adalimumab therapy. P. falciparum malaria was initially included as a possible differential diagnosis due to hyperparasitemia and similar features in the peripheral blood smear. The patient was successfully treated with conventional therapy for P. vivax malaria.

Keywords Adalimumab, Malaria vivax, Spondylitis ankylosing

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Case Report

J Rheum Dis 2012; 19(3): 160-162

Published online June 30, 2012

Copyright © Korean College of Rheumatology.

An Atypical Case of Plasmodium vivax Malaria after Initiating Adalimumab Therapy

Sang Yop Shin1, Gil Myeong Seong1, Young Ree Kim2, Jin Woo Kang3, Jinseok Kim1

Departments of Internal Medicine1 and Laboratory Medicine2, Jeju National University Hospital,Department of Medicine, Jeju National University School of Medicine3, Jeju, Korea

Correspondence to:Jinseok Kim

Abstract

We report an unusual case of Plasmodium vivax malaria that occurred in a 22-year-old ankylosing spondylitis patient after initiating adalimumab therapy. P. falciparum malaria was initially included as a possible differential diagnosis due to hyperparasitemia and similar features in the peripheral blood smear. The patient was successfully treated with conventional therapy for P. vivax malaria.

Keywords: Adalimumab, Malaria vivax, Spondylitis ankylosing

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