title: Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria.
abstract: We describe a fatal case of imported malaria where the sole finding revealed at the postmortem evaluation was an acute lymphocytic myocarditis with myocardiolysis. This case recalls the potential importance of myocardial injury in the prognosis of malaria and prompts a reevaluation of current perspectives on the pathogenesis of severe falciparum infection. In the light of this, we have reviewed the cases of cardiac complications in malaria published to date.
authors.affiliation: Scuola di Specializzazione in Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35122 Padova, Italy.
authors.forename: Paola
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Costenaro
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Benedetti
authors.forename: Chiara
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Facchin
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mengoli
authors.forename: Giampietro
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pellizzer