Exchange transfusion in cerebral malaria complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation.
A patient with cerebral malaria complicated by full-blown DIC, after failing to respond to other forms of treatment, was successfully treated by exchange transfusion. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this may be first reported case of full-blown DIC in malaria successfully treated by exchange transfusion.
D000328:Adult; D001780:Blood Coagulation Tests; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D005078:Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood; D005260:Female; D006501:Hepatic Encephalopathy / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum