Disseminated intravascular coagulation in malaria: A case report

Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is seen in <5% of patients with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria and is more common in cerebral malaria. Here, we report the diagnosis and management of a case of severe P. falciparum malaria with DIC.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sailo, Laltanpuii, Pradhan, Debasis, Nongthombam, Rakesh, Bhattacharyya, Prithwis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4003723/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24791054
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0300-1652.129665
Descripción
Sumario:Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) is seen in <5% of patients with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria and is more common in cerebral malaria. Here, we report the diagnosis and management of a case of severe P. falciparum malaria with DIC.

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