title: [The first death from tertian malaria in the Czech Republic].
abstract: The authors describe a fatal case of tertian malaria (Plasmodium vivax) imported to the Czech Republic from India. Severe clinical symptoms leading to shock and multi-organ failure are more frequent in tropical malaria (P. falciparum). Despite the use oc continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration HLA-DR decline and death occurred. The effect of the administered antimalarias drugs was good.
authors.affiliation: III. klinika infekcních a tropických nemocí I. LF UK Praha.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lobovská
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Rubík
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Holub
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Selinger
mesh_terms: D018153:Czech Republic / Q000453:epidemiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014195:Travel
vernacular_title: První úmrtí na malaria tertiana v Ceské republice.