Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene

Patients with Falciparum malaria may present with peripheral gangrene as a rare complication. In this report we describe two adult Sudanese patients with high grade fever for 10 days, jaundice, alteration consciousness and hypovolaemic shock. Both patients had blackish discolouration of the fore foo...

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Main Authors: Ibrahim SMA,, Harunarashid H,
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Language:English
Published: Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2011
Online Access:http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2986/1/70-73.pdf
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spelling my-ukm.journal.29862016-12-14T06:33:14Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2986/ Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene Ibrahim SMA, Harunarashid H, Patients with Falciparum malaria may present with peripheral gangrene as a rare complication. In this report we describe two adult Sudanese patients with high grade fever for 10 days, jaundice, alteration consciousness and hypovolaemic shock. Both patients had blackish discolouration of the fore foot and the toes, bilaterally. Blood smears showed hyperparacitaemia with Plasmodium falciparum. They were diagnosed as having severe malaria with peripheral gangrene; they were treated with quinine infusion and the foot lesions recovered spontaneously without surgical intervention Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre 2011-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2986/1/70-73.pdf Ibrahim SMA, and Harunarashid H, (2011) Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene. Journal of Surgical Academia, 1 (2). pp. 70-73. ISSN 2231-7481 http://jsurgacad.com/
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description Patients with Falciparum malaria may present with peripheral gangrene as a rare complication. In this report we describe two adult Sudanese patients with high grade fever for 10 days, jaundice, alteration consciousness and hypovolaemic shock. Both patients had blackish discolouration of the fore foot and the toes, bilaterally. Blood smears showed hyperparacitaemia with Plasmodium falciparum. They were diagnosed as having severe malaria with peripheral gangrene; they were treated with quinine infusion and the foot lesions recovered spontaneously without surgical intervention
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Harunarashid H,
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Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
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title Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
title_short Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
title_full Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
title_fullStr Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
title_full_unstemmed Severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
title_sort severe falciparum malaria and peripheral gangrene
publisher Department of Surgery, UKM Medical Centre
publishDate 2011
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/2986/1/70-73.pdf
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