Return-to-Play After Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Professional American Football Player
Mun J, Ryan E, Whalen J, Martin S. Return-to-Play After Plasmodium falciparum Malaria in a Professional American Football Player. JBJS Case Connector 2024, 14: e24.00457. PMCID: PMC11581430, DOI: 10.2106/jbjs.cc.24.00457.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPlasmodium falciparum malariaPersistent splenomegalyHigh-grade feverProfessional American football playersAmerican football playersFalciparum malariaFootball playersPatient's symptomsCollision sport athletesMalariaEmergency departmentReturn-to-playBlood smearsHospital admissionRisk of deconditioningSplenomegalyNoncontact activityPatientsSport athletesSymptomsWeeksPlasmodiumOn-fieldFeverSmears