Autopsy findings in severe malaria – a case report.

Severe malaria, caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection, has a high mortality rate and is the main cause of death in malaria. Since clinical autopsy is unpopular in Indonesia, autopsy examination in malaria cases is rarely done. We reported a forty three year old woman from non endemic area that was dead because of severe malaria. Diagnosis was concluded from autopsy, histopathology, and toxicology.

Diphyllobothriasis and sparganosis in Indonesia

Food-borne zoonotic cestode infections by <I>Diphyllobothrium</I> spp. and <I>Spirometra</I> spp. are relatively uncommon in Indonesia. So far, only one case of diphyllobothriasis was confirmed in 2004 in Jakarta, whereas there were 4 sparganosis cases in Indonesia. Morphology of eggs and gravid proglottids revealed the first case to be caused by <I>Diphyllobothrium</I> species. However, molecular identification of the species was not successful. Sparganosis may not be particularly rare in Indonesia, since <I>Spirometra</I> species have often been found in cats and other animals. These topics in Indonesia are briefly overviewed with reference to historical records and socio-cultural background information.