Spontaneous Subdural Empyema Following a High-Parasitemia Falciparum Infection in a 58-Year-Old Female From a Malaria-Endemic Region
Autor: | Ulimbakisya Kain, Frederick Lyimo, Mohamed Janabi, Pedro Pallangyo, Paulina Nicholaus |
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Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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sub-Saharan Africa
medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Epidemiology Plasmodium falciparum 030231 tropical medicine Case Report Parasitemia 030230 surgery 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases medicine Safety Risk Reliability and Quality Subdural empyema biology business.industry Public health biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Surgery Tanzania spontaneous subdural empyema Cerebral Malaria severe malaria falciparum malaria cerebral malaria Complication business Safety Research Malaria |
Zdroj: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
ISSN: | 2324-7096 |
Popis: | Malaria remains a significant public health problem of the tropical world. Falciparum malaria is most prevalent in the sub-Saharan African region, which harbors about 90% of all malaria cases and fatalities globally. Infection by the falciparum species often manifests with a spectrum of multi-organ complications (eg, cerebral malaria), some of which are life-threatening. Spontaneous subdural empyema is a very rare complication of cerebral malaria that portends a very poor prognosis unless diagnosed and treated promptly. We report a case of spontaneous subdural empyema in a 58-year-old woman from Tanzania who presented with high-grade fever, decreased urine output, and altered sensorium. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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