Lapiński T W, Prokopowicz D, Miegoć H, Kalinowska A, Nahorski W L
Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical Academy of Białystok.
Rocz Akad Med Bialymst. 1999;44:254-9.
A case of tropical malaria imported from Kenya was described. Plasmodium falciparum (an etiological agent of this disease) is often drug resistant, therefore pharmacological treatment of the patients was supplemented with plasmapheresis. Full recovery has been achieved. It is suggested that plasmapheresis may be recommended for a complex therapy of severe forms of tropical malaria.