Case reports: pernicious complications of benign tertian malaria.
We describe 2 patients with complications of Plasmodium vivax malaria. Both patients developed marked intravascular haemolysis and haemoglobinuria despite normal levels of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in blood. One required mechanical ventilation because of life-threatening hypoxia due to acute respiratory distress syndrome.
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Infectious Diseases, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK. stevelawn@yahoo.co.uk
Stephen D
SD
Lawn
Sanjeev
S
Krishna
Joseph N
JN
Jarvis
Thierry
T
Joet
Derek C
DC
Macallan
D000328:Adult; D000743:Anemia, Hemolytic / Q000469:parasitology; D005440:Fluid Therapy; D006456:Hemoglobinuria / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000469:parasitology; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000469:parasitology