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.

Vomiting

Forceful ejection of the contents of the stomach through the mouth by means of a series of involuntary spasmic contractions.


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PMID (PMCID)
28061898
(5219707)
FEMALE
Metoclopramide induced acute dystonic reaction: a case report.
Tianyi FL, Agbor VN, Njim T.
BMC Res Notes. 2017;10(1):32.
A 16year old female Muslim from the Extreme North of Cameroon with no significant past history, was treated for severe malaria and associated refractory vomiting using intravenous quinine and metoclopramide respectively.
27030910
MIXED_SAMPLE Middle Aged
Notes from the Field: Imported Cases of Malaria--Puerto Rico, July-October 2015.
Dirlikov E, Rodriguez C, Morales S, Martinez LC, Mendez JB, Sanchez AC, Burgos JH, Santiago Z, Cuevas-Ruis RI, Camacho SA, Mercado ER, Guzman JF, Ryff K, Luna-Pinto C, Arguin PM, Chenet SM, Silva-Flannery L, Ljolje D, Velazquez JC, Thomas D, Garcia BR.
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2016;65(12):326-7.
Malaria is a mosquito-borne parasitic infection, characterized by fever, shaking chills, headaches, muscle pains, nausea, general malaise, and vomiting (1).
27279973
(4885714)
MALE
[A rare case of suppurative mesenteric adenitis associated with intussusception in a child: a clinical case].
Mujinga DT, Katombe FT.
Pan Afr Med J. 2016;23:148.
He was visited elsewhere, in the previous 12 days, for diarrhea, vomiting, fever, coma and treated for cerebral malaria and blackwater fever.
27175507
MALE Adult
[Plasmodium falciparum malaria: evaluation of three imported cases].
nkaya AC, Kaya F, Yldz , Uzun O, Erguven S.
Mikrobiyol Bul. 2016;50(2):328-32.
As a result, it should be keep in mind that both the African students who have come to our country for education from endemic regions and as well as the returned citizens of our country who have gone to work in endemic areas, are under risk of malaria and it is very important to consider malaria in the distinctive diagnosis of patients with the complaints of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and muscle pain.
27175507
MALE Adult
[Plasmodium falciparum malaria: evaluation of three imported cases].
nkaya AC, Kaya F, Yldz , Uzun O, Erguven S.
Mikrobiyol Bul. 2016;50(2):328-32.
As a result, it should be keep in mind that both the African students who have come to our country for education from endemic regions and as well as the returned citizens of our country who have gone to work in endemic areas, are under risk of malaria and it is very important to consider malaria in the distinctive diagnosis of patients with the complaints of fever, headache, nausea, vomiting and muscle pain.
21984464
MALE Child
Acute retrocaecal appendicitis: a case report.
Marchie TT, Ehimwenma O.
West Afr J Med. 2011;30(2):136-9.
A nine-year-old male child presented with vomiting, vague abdominal pain, diarrhoea, and fever, which led to the following differential diagnoses; acute food poison gastro-enteritis, typhoid enteritis, malaria and acute appendicitis.
19829908
(2740107)
OTHER
Ofloxacin induced leucopenia in complicated falciparum malaria: a case report.
Tripathy S, Adhya A.
Cases J. 2009;2:7097.
A 44 year old female was admitted in circulatory shock with a diagnosis of falciparum malaria, suffering from fever, diarrhoea and vomiting.
19598098
MALE Adult
[Case report: two Plasmodium vivax malaria cases in the Van Province].
Karahocagil MK, Baran AI, Yaman G, Cicek M, Bilici A, Binici I, Akdeniz H.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2009;33(2):172-3.
Two patients who were admitted to our hospital in October with complaints of high fever, chills, nausea-vomiting, generalized body pain and fatigue and diagnosed as P. Vivax malaria are presented, because they were two brothers with no history of travel outside of Van city.
17297207
MALE Adult
Quinine-induced arrhythmia in a patient with severe malaria.
Gunawan CA, Harijanto PN, Nugroho A.
Acta Med Indones. 2007;39(1):27-32.
Administration of parenteral quinine must be done carefully and with good observation because of its pro-arrhythmic effect, especially in older patients who have heart diseases or patients with electrolyte disorder (hypokalemia) which frequently occurs due to vomiting and or diarrhea in malaria cases.