Fever, mental impairment, acute anemia, and renal failure in patient undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: Posttransplantation malaria | Zendy

Menichetti Francesco | Zendy; Bindi Maria Lucia | Zendy; Tascini Carlo | Zendy; Urbani Lucio | Zendy; Biancofiore Gianni | Zendy; Doria Roberta | Zendy; Esposito Massimo | Zendy; Mozzo Roberto | Zendy; Catalano Gabriele | Zendy; Filipponi Franco | Zendy

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Fever, mental impairment, acute anemia, and renal failure in patient undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: Posttransplantation malaria

Author(s) -

Menichetti Francesco,

Bindi Maria Lucia,

Tascini Carlo,

Urbani Lucio,

Biancofiore Gianni,

Doria Roberta,

Esposito Massimo,

Mozzo Roberto,

Catalano Gabriele,

Filipponi Franco

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

liver transplantation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.814

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1527-6473

pISSN - 1527-6465

DOI - 10.1002/lt.20730

Subject(s) - medicine , liver transplantation , malaria , anemia , orthotopic liver transplantation , doxycycline , parasitemia , quinine , transplantation , intensive care medicine , surgery , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics

A case of post‐transplant malaria is described. The patient presented fever and severe anemia after orthotopic liver transplantation. Diagnosis was made only after the review of donor characteristics. Although a high parasitemia was found at the moment of diagnosis, the treatment with quinine and doxycycline was successful. Donor epidemiology should always be considered for a prompt diagnosis of rare tropical diseases in the graft recipients. Liver Transpl 12:674–676, 2006. © 2006 AASLD.

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