Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 7 3 2012 09 15 99 102 EN H Mahmoudvand Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran L Farivar Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran I Sharifi Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran M Fasihi Harandi Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran V Moazed Leishmaniasis Research Center, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran S Jahanbakhsh Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran Z Babaei Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran N Zia-ali Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran 2015 10 03 Malaria is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical countries, with high morbidity and mortality. Splenectomy makes patients more susceptible to serious bacterial and parasitic infections. We report for the first time in Iran a fatal case of Plasmodium vivax malaria, confirmed by microscopic and molecu­lar (Semi-nested multiplex PCR) tests in a patient who had undergone splenectomy due to hemolytic anemia. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/259 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/259/258