Question

A 21-year-old returning traveller from sub-Saharan Africa presents with cyclical fevers every 48 hours, chills, and sweats. A blood film shows ring forms within RBCs. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Malaria (Plasmodium vivax)

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Malaria (Plasmodium falciparum)

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Malaria (Plasmodium ovale)

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Malaria (Plasmodium malariae)

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Trypanosomiasis

Practice question

A 21-year-old returning traveller from sub-Saharan Africa presents with cyclical fevers every 48 hours, chills, and sweats. A blood film shows ring forms within RBCs. What is the most likely diagnosis?