title: Blackwater fever in children, Burundi.
abstract: Blackwater fever is characterized by acute intravascular hemolysis with hemoglobinuria in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Its pathogenesis and management are still debated. Nine cases of this syndrome occurred in 2003 at Kiremba Hospital in Burundi in children receiving multiple quinine treatments.
authors: Clinica Universitaria Malattie Infettive, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, Turin, Italy. fedgobbi@tin.it
authors: Federico
authors: F
authors: Gobbi
authors: Sabrina
authors: S
authors: Audagnotto
authors: Laura
authors: L
authors: Trentini
authors: Innocent
authors: I
authors: Nkurunziza
authors: Manuel
authors: M
authors: Corachan
authors: Giovanni
authors: G
authors: Di Perri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000077549:Artemether; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001742:Blackwater Fever / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002063:Burundi / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011803:Quinine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D011803:Quinine; D000077549:Artemether