Open AccessFeatures of imported falciparum malaria: the case report
Author(s) -
O. A. Golubovska,
O. Gudzenko,
A. Zaplotna,
I. Shestakova,
O. V. Bezrodna,
O. Kucenko,
A. V. Sablin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
lìkarsʹka sprava/lìkarsʹka sprava
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2706-8803
pISSN - 1019-5297
DOI - 10.31640/jvd.3-4.2021(9
Subject(s) - malaria , medicine , anemia , cerebral malaria , coma (optics) , plasmodium falciparum , pneumonia , disease , pediatrics , respiratory distress , intensive care medicine , hepatitis , surgery , immunology , physics , optics
The clinical case of imported falciparum malaria is described in the article. The diagnosis was confirmed on the 6-th day of the disease when cerebral presentations manifested. The course of the disease was severe and it was characterized by serious complications due to late diagnosis and starting of treatment: malaria coma, malaria alhid, acute respiratory distress syndrome, nozocomial pneumonia, acute renal failure, malaria hepatitis, severe hemolytic anemia. The patient recovered. Presentations of severe anemia progressed after plasmodium disappearance in the blood and persisted after discharge of patient from the hospital.