Reduced splenic function can mimic artemisinin resistance in severe malaria.
anaemia
hemolysis
hyposplenism
inflammation
malaria
spleen
Journal
Journal of travel medicine
ISSN: 1708-8305
Titre abrégé: J Travel Med
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9434456
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 Nov 2023
13 Nov 2023
Historique:
received:
04
10
2023
revised:
27
10
2023
accepted:
03
11
2023
medline:
13
11
2023
pubmed:
13
11
2023
entrez:
13
11
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
We describe severe post-treatment episodes that complicate Plasmodium falciparum malaria in patients with hyposplenism, characterized by prolonged circulation of red cells containing dead parasites (hearse red cells), persistent or recurrent fever, profound anaemia, and inflammation. Asplenia-related Post-antimalarial Inflammation & Hemolysis (APIH) mimics concomitant infection and parasite resistance to drugs.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37956409
pii: 7416853
doi: 10.1093/jtm/taad144
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
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