A man with tropical travel history, fever, and pulmonary infiltrates.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) are one of the most serious complications of falciparum malaria. Pathogenesis of ARDS along with factors contributing towards the development and treatment of ARDS is discussed.
Wongba
Warangkhana
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Department of Medicine, St. Joseph Hospital, 2900 N Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60657, USA.
Ansari
Muhamad Jaffer
MJ
Okoli
Obiefuna
O
Garapati
Sreesusmitha
S
Iroegbu
Nkemaolam
N
Spear
Joel B
JB
D000354:Africa, Western; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D053626:Atovaquone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004318:Doxycycline / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004338:Drug Combinations; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002727:Proguanil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011802:Quinidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011803:Quinine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014195:Travel; D014329:Tropical Climate
D000962:Antimalarials; D004338:Drug Combinations; C109496:atovaquone, proguanil drug combination; D011803:Quinine; D011802:Quinidine; D004318:Doxycycline; D002727:Proguanil; D053626:Atovaquone