Acute lung injury and other serious complications of Plasmodium vivax malaria.
case_report · Level V
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Abstract
Plasmodium vivax infection is classified among the so-called benign malarias, but it is increasingly recognised that serious and even life-threatening complications may occur. We present the case of a returning traveller with P vivax infection who developed acute lung injury 3 days into treatment, and discuss the serious complications of this infection. The case highlights the fact that P vivax infection is benign by name but not always by nature.
Medical subject headings
- Malaria, Vivax
- Respiratory Distress Syndrome