Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a case of Plasmodium ovale malaria.
Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a well-known complication in Plasmodium falciparum infection. It is less frequently described in Plasmodium vivax, and only one case is reported in Plasmodium ovale. Here we present the second description of this pulmonary complication in a P. ovale acute infection.
Rojo-Marcos
Gerardo
G
Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. grojo.hupa@salud.madrid.org
Cuadros-González
Juan
J
Mesa-Latorre
José María
JM
Culebras-López
Ana María
AM
de Pablo-Sánchez
Raúl
R
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D041122:Plasmodium ovale / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011319:Primaquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*
D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D011319:Primaquine