Case Report: Severe Plasmodium vivax Malaria after Splenectomy

Severe malaria after splenectomy has been reported with infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium knowlesi, and Plasmodium malariae, but is less well-characterized with Plasmodium vivax. We describe a case of severe P. vivax malaria with hypotension, prostration, and acute kidney injury occu...

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Autores principales: Kambuaya, Noy Norman, Rini, Hasrini, Shanti, Putu Ayu Indra, Alexander, King, Candrawati, Freis, Prayoga, Pak, Leonardo, Leo, Margayani, Dewi Sri, Yayang, Bagus Tesa Gina, Kenangalem, Enny, Buffet, Pierre A., Anstey, Nicholas M., Poespoprodjo, Jeanne Rini, Kho, Steven
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2023
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10397454/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37339765
http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0147
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Sumario:Severe malaria after splenectomy has been reported with infections with Plasmodium falciparum, Plasmodium knowlesi, and Plasmodium malariae, but is less well-characterized with Plasmodium vivax. We describe a case of severe P. vivax malaria with hypotension, prostration, and acute kidney injury occurring 2 months after splenectomy in Papua, Indonesia. The patient was treated successfully with intravenous artesunate.

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