Malaria

A life-threatening parasitic disease caused by <i>Plasmodium</i> (<i>P. </i>) parasites that are transmitted by <i>Anophles</i> mosquito bites to humans and is typically clinically characterized by attacks of fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

Confusion

Lack of clarity and coherence of thought, perception, understanding, or action.


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PMID (PMCID)
27514010
 MALE Adult
Severe Plasmodium vivax cerebral malaria complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis treated with artesunate and doxycycline.
Amireh S, Shaaban H, Guron G.
Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther. 2018;11(1):34-37.
Here we report an unusual case of a 23-year-old healthy Nigerian man who presented with fever, microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, acute renal failure, and confusion, and was diagnosed as having cerebral malaria-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis caused by P. vivax infection.
21896103
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
Malaria is an important differential diagnosis in visitors returning from Sri Lankan National Safari Parks.
Fernando SD, Paranavitane S, Galappaththy GN.
J Travel Med. 2011;18(5):361-2.
Diagnostic confusion may occur between dengue and malaria when febrile patients with thrombocytopenia return from travel to previous malaria endemic areas.
21896103
 MIXED_SAMPLE Child
Malaria is an important differential diagnosis in visitors returning from Sri Lankan National Safari Parks.
Fernando SD, Paranavitane S, Galappaththy GN.
J Travel Med. 2011;18(5):361-2.
Diagnostic confusion may occur between dengue and malaria when febrile patients with thrombocytopenia return from travel to previous malaria endemic areas.
21085872
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[Delayed diagnosis of malaria in a dengue endemic area in the Brazilian extra-Amazon: recent experience of a malaria surveillance unit in state of Rio de Janeiro].
Costa Ade P, Bressan Cda S, Pedro RS, Valls-de-Souza R, Silva Sd, Souza PR, Guaraldo L, Ferreira-da-Cruz Mde F, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Brasil P.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2010;43(5):571-4.
In areas of dengue transmission, delay in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in patients with fever who reside in areas of malaria transmission can be due to the confusion between the clinical diagnoses of both diseases by nonspecialist doctors, among other factors.
21085872
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
[Delayed diagnosis of malaria in a dengue endemic area in the Brazilian extra-Amazon: recent experience of a malaria surveillance unit in state of Rio de Janeiro].
Costa Ade P, Bressan Cda S, Pedro RS, Valls-de-Souza R, Silva Sd, Souza PR, Guaraldo L, Ferreira-da-Cruz Mde F, Daniel-Ribeiro CT, Brasil P.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2010;43(5):571-4.
In areas of dengue transmission, delay in the diagnosis and treatment of malaria in patients with fever who reside in areas of malaria transmission can be due to the confusion between the clinical diagnoses of both diseases by nonspecialist doctors, among other factors.
18373754
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
Cerebral malaria in children with cyanotic heart diseases: the need for a closer look.
Okeniyi J, Kuti B.
Congenit Heart Dis. 2008;3(1):73-6.
Their presenting clinical features, which suggested cerebral malaria (decreased level of consciousness ranging in severity from drowsiness and severe headache to confusion, delirium and even deep coma) may equally characterise hypercyanotic episodes among children with uncorrected cyanotic cardiac defects.
12522765
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
Postmalaria neurological syndrome: two cases from the Gambia.
Lawn SD, Flanagan KL, Wright SG, Doherty TF, Godfrey-Faussett P.
Clin Infect Dis. 2003;36(2):e29-31.
We describe 2 patients with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria whose convalescence was complicated by fever, with acute confusion and acalculia in one patient and a triad of myoclonus, tremor, and dysphasia in the other.
12769319
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
The diagnostic dilemma of intraoperative hyperpyrexia in a malaria endemic area.
Amanor-Boadu SD, Mohammed A.
West Afr J Med. 2003;22(1):98-100.
It is therefore suggested that all patients undergoing anaesthesia in a malaria endemic area should be investigated and treated for malaria if indicated preoperatively even when asymptomatic to prevent such diagnostic confusion.
12769319
 MIXED_SAMPLE Infant
The diagnostic dilemma of intraoperative hyperpyrexia in a malaria endemic area.
Amanor-Boadu SD, Mohammed A.
West Afr J Med. 2003;22(1):98-100.
It is therefore suggested that all patients undergoing anaesthesia in a malaria endemic area should be investigated and treated for malaria if indicated preoperatively even when asymptomatic to prevent such diagnostic confusion.
12625142
 FEMALE Middle Aged
Case report: severe acute symptomatic hyponatraemia in falciparum malaria.
Ustianowski A, Schwab U, Pasvol G.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002;96(6):647-8.
We describe a case of acute, profound, hyponatraemia with confusion and convulsions developing in the context of seemingly uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
11548081
 FEMALE Adult
Parasitic procrastination: late-presenting ovale malaria and schistosomiasis.
Davis TM, Singh B, Sheridan G.
Med J Aust. 2001;175(3):146-8.
A 29-year-old woman with ovale malaria (most likely contracted, together with asymptomatic schistosomiasis, in East Africa two years previously) had fever, nausea and confusion, jaundice, anaemia, thrombocytopenia, hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia.