'Not another UTI ... '

Abstract

Malaria includes a global disease burden with approximately 300-500 million cases worldwide annually. Varied symptomatology creates a diagnostic challenge. This is a case report of a stroke rehabilitation facility resident who developed Plasmodium ovale infection, several months post-exposure. Physicians should maintain a broad list of differential diagnoses, thinking beyond the range of common diagnoses. © The Author 2012. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the British Geriatrics Society. All rights reserved.