Urticarioid manifestation in course of cerebral imported malaria.
The authors report a case of urticarioid manifestation in a patient with imported pernicious cerebral malaria. They discuss the pathogenetic mechanisms of the cutaneous manifestation and point out the clinical importance of their observation.
Loschiavo
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Department of Tropical and Subtropical Diseases, School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Messina.
Ventura-Spagnolo
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Di Bella
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Bramanti
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D016779:Malaria, Cerebral / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011803:Quinine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D014581:Urticaria / Q000209:etiology*
D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D011803:Quinine