A 30-year-old man with G6PD deficiency (severe, Mediterranean variant) develops P. vivax malaria in India. After chloroquine treatment for the acute e...

Question

A 30-year-old man with G6PD deficiency (severe, Mediterranean variant) develops P. vivax malaria in India. After chloroquine treatment for the acute episode, what is the recommended approach to radical cure?

Accepted Answer

Primaquine 0.75 mg/kg once weekly for 8 weeks with close monitoring

Answer

Standard primaquine 0.25 mg/kg daily for 14 days

Answer

Tafenoquine single dose

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No anti-relapse therapy is needed for P. vivax in G6PD-deficient patients

Answer

Chloroquine weekly for 1 year as suppressive therapy

uk-dtmh MCQ (SBA): Radical Cure in G6PD Deficiency

A 30-year-old man with G6PD deficiency (severe, Mediterranean variant) develops P. vivax malaria in India. After chloroquine treatment for the acute episode, what is the recommended approach to radical cure?