Plasmodium falciparum malaria (DOID:14067)
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Synonyms: falciparum malaria; Malaria fever, subtertian; malignant tertian fever
Alt IDs: ICD10CM:B50, ICD9CM:084.0, ICD9CM_2006:084.0, MESH:D016778, NCI:C34798, UMLS_CUI:C0024535
Definition: A malaria described as a severe form of the disease caused by a parasite Plasmodium falciparum, which is marked by irrregular recurrence of paroxysms and prolonged or continuous fever.