A case of post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) after treatment of falciparum malaria with artesunate and mefloquine
| Autor: | Kazushige Washizaki, Aikichi Iwamoto, Takeshi Fujii, Takeshi Matsumura, Takashi Odawara, Takuya Maeda |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
| Předmět: |
Ataxia
medicine.diagnostic_test Mefloquine business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Pathophysiology chemistry.chemical_compound Infectious Diseases Cerebrospinal fluid chemistry Artesunate parasitic diseases Immunology Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain medicine medicine.symptom business Complication Malaria medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | Tropical Medicine and Health. 37:125-128 |
| ISSN: | 1349-4147 1348-8945 |
| DOI: | 10.2149/tmh.2009-09 |
| Popis: | Post-malaria neurological syndrome (PMNS) is a rare complication after the treatment of falciparum malaria. We describe a case of a 56-year-old man who developed ataxia, tremor, and confusion 16 days after a successful treatment of falciparum malaria with artesunate followed by mefloquine. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed no abnormality, and he recovered spontaneously without any specific treatment including corticosteroids. Inflammatory changes were found in the cerebrospinal fluid, suggesting a localized inflammatory reaction as the cause of the syndrome. |
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