title: Severe sepsis and septic shock due to Plasmodium vivax infection.
abstract: Plasmodium vivax malaria is typically characterized by a mild and benign clinical course. Organ dysfunction is rarely seen, whereas acute lung injury has been found to occur after starting antimalarial treatment. We present an unusual case of severe sepsis and septic shock due to Plasmodium vivax monoinfection.
authors: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, MSc Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, 11527, Athens, Greece. thanoschalkias@yahoo.gr
authors: Athanasios
authors: A
authors: Chalkias
authors: Sotirios
authors: S
authors: Aridas
authors: Drosos E
authors: DE
authors: Karageorgopoulos
authors: Georgios
authors: G
authors: Stratiotis
authors: Dimitra
authors: D
authors: Mystrioti
authors: Athanasios
authors: A
authors: Mallios
authors: Ioannis
authors: I
authors: Nakos
authors: Nikolaos
authors: N
authors: Mpellos
authors: Asimina
authors: A
authors: Ganotopoulou
authors: Theodoros
authors: T
authors: Xanthos
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology*