Diagnosis and Treatment of Tropical Diseases

At the Thai Travel Clinic, we specialize in tropical medicine and travel related diseases. Fever, rashes, or digestive issues acquired in the tropics often require a level of expertise beyond general medical care. As a university-based hospital, we correlate your symptoms with a detailed travel history and regional disease patterns to find answers where others might see a mystery.

We provide comprehensive care for a wide range of conditions, from common infections like dengue, influenza, covid, to more complex tropical diseases such as malaria, leptospirosis, scrub typhus, melioidosis, etc. Diagnostic investigations are selected strategically and stepwise, guided by clinical probability and disease severity. This may include laboratory testing, imaging, or more sophisticated research lab when indicated.

We follow a structured, clinical protocol to diagnose and treat illnesses acquired during travel:

1. Clinical and exposure assessment
   Our doctor will review your symptoms, travel or residence history in endemic areas, timing of illness, and possible environmental or animal exposures. Our doctor will also perform a physical examination to find the clues of diagnosis.

2. Specialized Laboratory Testing: Based on the assessment, appropriate investigations are selected to narrow the differential diagnosis and identify conditions that require urgent treatment.

3. Expert Clinical Management: Our tropical medicine specialists formulate a targeted treatment plan based on the latest evidence, whether you require outpatient / in-patient care or  specialized diagnosis and advance treatment for more complex diseases.

It is strongly recommended to contact us first if you have one or more of the following conditions;

• Has been diagnosed with tropical diseases or currently receive treatment from other hospital
• Want to have a second opinion on your illness whether it is related to tropical diseases or not
• Have a long/chronic signs/symptoms that suspected tropical diseases
• Want to test for some parasites/worms in your body.
• Currently not live in Bangkok, but want to fly to Bangkok to receive medical care from us

If you have the above condition, DO NOT just walk in. Please contact and discuss with us first by email. In most cases; you are requested to submit your previous medical record, lab finding, current medication list, etc, to us first, since these information are very important. They could help our doctor give a sound recommendation whether it is best to visit us.

• I’ve already seen another doctor; can I come to you for a second opinion? Yes. As a specialized university center, we frequently provide second opinions for patients with long-term symptoms or those who haven’t responded to initial treatments. However please DO NOT walkin, please contact us first
• Can tropical diseases be managed on an outpatient basis?
  Many conditions can be safely managed as an outpatient, while others may require inpatient care depending on the disease and its severity and individual risk factors.
• Which services that your hospital offer 24/7? 
  We operate fever clinic and could do the blood test for malaria 24 hours a day. You can visit our hospital anytime if you suspect malaria. Your result will be ready in just 30 min. In some circumstance, malaria can be negative on the first lab test especially when antimalarial drug is previously taken. So if you still have fever with strong suspicious to be malaria, you’re recommended to repeat the lab test in next 6 hr or 12 hr.