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.

Respiratory failure

A severe form of respiratory insufficiency characterized by inadequate gas exchange such that the levels of oxygen or carbon dioxide cannot be maintained within normal limits.


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PMID (PMCID)
31080736
 OTHER
Severe imported malaria in an intensive care unit: A case series.
Al Farsi F, Chandwani J, Mahdi AS, Petersen E.
IDCases. 2019;17:e00544.
Complications included shock 54%, kidney failure 38%, respiratory failure 69%, cerebral malaria 61%, hypoglycemia 23%, coagulation derangement 8%, and acidosis 23%.
10090509
 MALE Adult
Guillain-Barre syndrome following malaria.
Kanjalkar M, Karnad DR, Narayana RV, Shah PU.
J Infect. 1999;38(1):48-50.
Four patients with falciparum malaria developed severe paralysis with respiratory failure, and three patients died.
8330507
 FEMALE Adult
[Acute respiratory failure in tropical malaria during pregnancy. Successful treatment using extracorporeal CO2 elimination].
Neurath M, Benzing A, Knolle P, Grundmann H, Dippold W, Meyer zum Buschenfelde KH.
Dtsch Med Wochenschr. 1993;118(29-30):1060-6.
[Acute respiratory failure in tropical malaria during pregnancy.