Severe Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Mimicking Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (TTP): A Case Report From China
Malaria and TTP have obvious laboratory and clinical resemblances, owing to the presence of TMA. It is important to quickly perform a differential laboratory diagnosis between malaria and TTP, which may lead to the early initiation of lifesaving treatment in some patients.
Authors
- Hongmei Mo
- Man Kong
- Ning Tang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4702-9399)
- Ming Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2342-0361)
- Cheng Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5087-3027)
Institutions
- Tongji Hospital (CN)
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Medical Case Reports Journal
- Published
- 2025-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2147/imcrj.s536982
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00