Strydom, Kathy-AnneIsmail, FarzanahFrean, John2014-05-222014-05-222014-03-10Strydom et al.: Plasmodium ovale: a case of not-so-benign tertian malaria. Malaria Journal 2014 13:85.1475-287510.1186/1475-2875-13-85http://hdl.handle.net/2263/39857Severe malaria is most commonly associated with Plasmodium falciparum. Plasmodium vivax is increasingly recognized as being capable of causing severe disease. In contrast, Plasmodium ovale is considered as a cause of benign disease and evidence supporting the occurrence of severe or complicated ovale infection is rare. This report describes a case of severe P. ovale infection in a patient presenting with jaundice, respiratory distress, severe thrombocytopenia, petechiae, and hypotension. He had no apparent underlying risk factors for severe disease.en© 2014 Strydom et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution LicensePlasmodium ovaleSevereMalariaInfectionArticle