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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
Abstract 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.