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ArticleCureus2023

A Case Report of Malaria Infection Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Mehmet Gençtürk, Nihal Sarıca Cırık, Muhammed Said Dalkılıç, Merih Yılmaz, Hasan Erdem

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Mehmet GençtürkObesity Surgery, Dr. HE Obesity Clinic, Istanbul, TUR.
Nihal Sarıca CırıkMicrobiology, Istanbul Public Health Laboratory, Istanbul, TUR.
Muhammed Said DalkılıçGeneral Surgery, Marmara University, Istanbul, TUR.
Merih YılmazGeneral Surgery, Dr. HE Obesity Clinic, Istanbul, TUR.
Hasan ErdemGeneral Surgery, Dr. HE Obesity Clinic, Istanbul, TUR.
Istanbul University · TRMarmara University · TR

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A 41-year-old woman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a surgical treatment for obesity. Despite an unremarkable preoperative evaluation, the patient developed a fever and elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) levels postoperatively. Physical examination findings, laboratory tests, and imaging studies ruled out surgical complications, leading to the consideration of infectious causes. A thorough patient history revealed a residence in a malaria-endemic region with a history of recurrent malaria episodes. In addition to her complaints, the patient developed pancytopenia. The blood smear revealed the presence of ring forms of

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fevermalariaplasmodium falciparumsleeve gastrectomytrophozoite

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PMID38161908
PMCPMC10756950
OpenAlexW4389202093

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