title: [Severe imported Falciparum malaria treated with artesunate].
abstract: Falciparum malaria is a potentially deadly infectious disease, imposing a sure and fast biologic diagnosis, an early and efficient treatment. We report a case of severe imported Falciparium malaria who received artesunate, and we rewiew the different diagnostic methods of malaria as well as the clinico-biological characteristics of severe malaria. Recent data concerning malaria treatment are presented, as a pharmacokinetic study leaded during this case.
authors.affiliation: Fédération anesthésie réanimation urgences, Hôpital d'instruction des Armées Clermont Tonnerre, BRCM de Brest, France. marc.danguy@gmail.com
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Danguy des Déserts
authors.forename: Etienne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Montelescaut
authors.forename: Laurence
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Costanzo
authors.forename: Diane
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Commandeur
authors.forename: Ba Vinh
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ould-Ahmed
authors.forename: Nicolas
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taudon
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Drouillard
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D037621:Artemisinins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000077332:Artesunate; D002488:Central African Republic; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000469:parasitology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014195:Travel; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D037621:Artemisinins; D000077332:Artesunate