Varied presentation of complicated falciparum malaria in a family.
Plasmodium falciparum is known for complications with a very high mortality. We report three cases in children of the same family, two of them developed ARDS, one of them died, the third child developed hemophagocytosis and one of them also had transient myocarditis, all unusual complications of falciparum malaria.
Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Mumbai, India. doctormukesh@gmail.com
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D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D051359:Lymphohistiocytosis, Hemophagocytic / Q000469:parasitology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000469:parasitology; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology*