title: Cutaneous findings in five cases of malaria.
abstract: Malaria is an infectious disease caused by protozoa of the genus Plasmodium. Cutaneous lesions in malaria are rarely reported and include urticaria, angioedema, petechiae, purpura, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Here, five malaria cases associated with cutaneous lesions have been described. Out of the five cases of malaria, two were associated with urticaria and angioedema, one case was associated with urticaria, and other two were associated with reticulated blotchy erythema with petechiae. Most of the cutaneous lesions in malaria were nonspecific and reflected the different immunopathological mechanism in malarial infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Surat Municipal Institute of Medical Education and Research, Umarwada, Surat, Gujarat, India. jigshilp81@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Jignesh B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vaishnani
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000799:Angioedema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D004890:Erythema / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D011693:Purpura / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014581:Urticaria / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D055815:Young Adult