title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a case of Plasmodium ovale malaria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Príncipe de Asturias, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain. grojo.hupa@salud.madrid.org
authors.forename: Gerardo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rojo-Marcos
authors.forename: Juan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Cuadros-González
authors.forename: José María
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Mesa-Latorre
authors.forename: Ana María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Culebras-López
authors.forename: Raúl
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Pablo-Sánchez
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine; D011319:Primaquine