Fatal invasive aspergillosis complicating severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
We report the first 2 cases of fatal invasive aspergillosis complicating severe malaria. In 2 nonimmune European adults without underlying disease, death was directly ascribable to invasive aspergillosis. We believe that transient malaria-induced immunosuppression allowed massive growth and overwhelming dissemination of preexisting Aspergillus colonization.
Medical subject headings
- Aspergillosis
- Malaria, Falciparum