Accidental detection of malaria by the haematology analyser in a patient at the Adult Emergency Department of the Motol University Hospital

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Authors: L. Kolařík ^1,2; E. Koblížková ¹; D. Horáková ²; J. Vlčková ²; I. Matoušková ²
Authors‘ workplace: Oddělení klinické hematologie, Fakultní nemocnice v Motole ¹; Ústav veřejného zdravotnictví, Lékařská fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci ²
Published in: Epidemiol. Mikrobiol. Imunol. 73, 2024, č. 4, s. 198-202
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doi: https://doi.org/10.61568/emi/11-6390/20241024/138875

Overview

In a febrile patient admitted to the Adult Emergency Department, the haematology analyser detected the presence of erythrocytes infected with plasmodia. The finding was confirmed by thin smear and thick drop microscopy.

A 43-year-old male patient was admitted to the Emergency Department with fever, vomiting, diarrhoea and pain in the upper abdomen. He reported a history of travel to Ethiopia and a short stay in Tanzania.

The Sysmex XN series haematology analyser showed the activation of the iRBC flag signalling the presence of Plasmodium-infected erythrocytes. Thin smear and thick drop microscopy confirmed the presence of malaria plasmodia in erythrocytes.

Keywords:

Malaria – Plasmodium – haematology analyser – Sysmex XN series – erythrocyte

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Adresa pro korespondenci:
Mgr. Lukáš Kolařík, DiS.
Oddělení klinické hematologie Fakultní nemocnice v Motole
V Úvalu 84
Praha 5, 150 06
email: lukas.kolarik@fnmotol.cz

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Epidemiology, Microbiology, Immunology

2024 Issue 4