Disseminated fungal infection following falciparum malaria.
Falciparum malaria can cause immune suppression sufficient to allow opportunistic infection during the recovery phase. A patient is described who died from a disseminated infection with Aspergillus flavus and Absidia corymbifera, unresponsive to treatment with amphotericin and voriconazole.
Wilson
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AP
Department of Microbiology, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, London, UK.
Wright
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Bellingan
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D020095:Absidia; D000328:Adult; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D001231:Aspergillus flavus; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D009091:Mucormycosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology; D009894:Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology