Complicated falciparum malaria.
Indian Pediatr
;
1994 Jul; 31(7): 821-5
Artigo
em Inglês
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-12252
ABSTRACT
We studied 50 cases of complicated falciparum malaria in order to evaluate the different clinical presentations. Thirty five had cerebral malaria while 15 presented with extracerebral features including diarrhea and vomiting (n = 6), hepatitis (n = 4), acute renal failure (n = 3), and gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 2). These cases were treated with quinine. Mortality was higher in extracerebral form (33.3%) as compared to cerebral malaria (22%). Our study suggests that even though cerebral malaria remains the single most important cause of high mortality in complicated falciparum malaria, extracerebral presentation of falciparum malaria is equally life threatening and should be viewed seriously.
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Assunto principal:
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
/
Criança
/
Pré-Escolar
/
Taxa de Sobrevida
/
Estudos Prospectivos
/
Causas de Morte
/
Malária Falciparum
/
Malária Cerebral
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo observacional
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Indian Pediatr
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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