title: Acute lung injury and other serious complications of Plasmodium vivax malaria.
abstract: Plasmodium vivax infection is classified among the so-called benign malarias, but it is increasingly recognised that serious and even life-threatening complications may occur. We present the case of a returning traveller with P vivax infection who developed acute lung injury 3 days into treatment, and discuss the serious complications of this infection. The case highlights the fact that P vivax infection is benign by name but not always by nature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: Lionel K K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Sophie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yacoub
authors.forename: Sarah
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhagani
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jacobs
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000209:etiology*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials