Splenic infarction during Plasmodium ovale acute malaria: first case reported

The splenic complications of acute malaria include two different prognostic and treatment entities: splenic infarction and splenic rupture. This is the first case of splenic infarction during an acute malaria due to Plasmodium ovale in a 34-year-old man. As in the majority other described cases of s...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Malaria journal 2010-10, Vol.9 (1), p.288-288, Article 288
Hauptverfasser:	Cinquetti, Gaël, Banal, Frédéric, Rondel, Candyce, Plancade, David, de Saint Roman, Charlotte, Adriamanantena, Dina, Ragot, Céline, Védy, Serge, Graffin, Bruno
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Anemia Armed forces Case Report Case studies Complications Complications and side effects Consent Diagnosis Family medical history Health aspects Hemoglobin Human diseases Humans Infarction Infections Malaria Malaria - complications Malaria - parasitology Male Plasmodium falciparum Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium ovale - isolation & purification Radiography, Abdominal Risk factors Rupture Spleen Splenic diseases Splenic Infarction - diagnosis Splenic Infarction - pathology Surgery Tomography, X-Ray Computed Vector-borne diseases
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Zusammenfassung:	The splenic complications of acute malaria include two different prognostic and treatment entities: splenic infarction and splenic rupture. This is the first case of splenic infarction during an acute malaria due to Plasmodium ovale in a 34-year-old man. As in the majority other described cases of splenic infarction, the course was spontaneously favourable, suggesting that this complication was relatively benign compared to splenic rupture, which is life-threatening and usually necessitating surgery.
ISSN:	1475-2875 1475-2875
DOI:	10.1186/1475-2875-9-288