Noninvasive ventilation in Plasmodium vivax related ALI/ARDS.
Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), complications of P. falciparum malaria are associated with a very high mortality but are rarely seen in P. vivax malaria. Herein, we report a 28-year old woman who developed ARDS after infection with P. vivax. In a systematic review the literature for the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in cases of ALI/ARDS related to P. vivax, from among 45 reports noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) was used in the management of three cases of ALI/ARDS related to P. vivax. The use of NIV in vivax malaria related ALI/ARDS is associated with a good outcome.
Agarwal
Ritesh
R
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. ritesh@indiachest.org
Nath
Alok
A
Gupta
Dheeraj
D
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D011175:Positive-Pressure Respiration / Q000379:methods*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome