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Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation
Cerebral malaria is a severe manifestation of a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The sequelae of this disease such as blindness, deafness, loss of motor function could be emotionally traumatic and physically disabling. We, therefore, present this case of an 8-year-old boy who pre...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229725 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.160183 |
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author | Manyike, PC Okike, C Onyire, NB Chinawa, JM Austin-Abu, JU |
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description | Cerebral malaria is a severe manifestation of a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The sequelae of this disease such as blindness, deafness, loss of motor function could be emotionally traumatic and physically disabling. We, therefore, present this case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with high-grade intermittent fever associated with multiple convulsions and prolonged coma. He regained consciousness after 12 days of treatment with intravenous quinine but was found to have blindness, sensory-neural deafness and extrapyramidal sign. This extrapyramidal sign regressed following treatment with chlorpromazine. He also regained his sight and auditory function before he was discharged though not completely. This report is aimed at emphasizing these rare complications of cerebral malaria as well as reminding clinicians working in malaria endemic areas of the world on the need for early diagnosis and prompt treatment. |
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spelling | pubmed-45121292015-07-30 Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation Manyike, PC Okike, C Onyire, NB Chinawa, JM Austin-Abu, JU Ann Med Health Sci Res Short Communication Cerebral malaria is a severe manifestation of a parasitic infection caused by Plasmodium falciparum. The sequelae of this disease such as blindness, deafness, loss of motor function could be emotionally traumatic and physically disabling. We, therefore, present this case of an 8-year-old boy who presented with high-grade intermittent fever associated with multiple convulsions and prolonged coma. He regained consciousness after 12 days of treatment with intravenous quinine but was found to have blindness, sensory-neural deafness and extrapyramidal sign. This extrapyramidal sign regressed following treatment with chlorpromazine. He also regained his sight and auditory function before he was discharged though not completely. This report is aimed at emphasizing these rare complications of cerebral malaria as well as reminding clinicians working in malaria endemic areas of the world on the need for early diagnosis and prompt treatment. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015 /pmc/articles/PMC4512129/ /pubmed/26229725 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.160183 Text en Copyright: © Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Short Communication Manyike, PC Okike, C Onyire, NB Chinawa, JM Austin-Abu, JU Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation |
title | Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation |
title_full | Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation |
title_fullStr | Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation |
title_full_unstemmed | Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation |
title_short | Cerebral Malaria Complicated by Blindness, Deafness and Extrapyramidal Tract Manifestation |
title_sort | cerebral malaria complicated by blindness, deafness and extrapyramidal tract manifestation |
topic | Short Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4512129/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26229725 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.160183 |
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