title: Acute respiratory distress syndrome in Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
abstract: Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) as a complication of malaria infection is rare but with a very high mortality rate. We report the case of a patient who developed high fever, then respiratory distress during a trip to Haiti who was admitted to our hospital and diagnosed with malaria. During recovery the patient developed ARDS in the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary and Critical Care, Marmara University Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. emeleryuksel@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Emel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Eryüksel
authors.forename: Derya
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gün
authors.forename: Zekaver
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Odabaşi
authors.forename: Sait
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karakurt
authors.forename: Turgay
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celikel
mesh_terms: D006205:Haiti; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014195:Travel; D014421:Turkey