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Der Internist
Feb, 2005;46 (2): 202-5.

[Status febrilis and unconsciousness].

M Sawatzki, C Hatz, A Buser, M Battegay
Author Information
  1. M Sawatzki: Medizinische Klinik B, Universitätsspital Basel, Schweiz.
PMID: 15657721 DOI: 10.1007/s00108-004-1337-x

Abstract

Cerebral malaria with Plasmodium vivax is uncommon. Normally Plasmodium falciparum is the cause of cerebral malaria. We report about a 18 year old patient from Pakistan with a history of intermittent fever for several months. The patient recovered within a few days; however prognosis can be severe when cerebral malaria is complicating the course of Plasmodium vivax infection.

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MeSH Term

Adolescent
Animals
Diagnosis, Differential
Emigration and Immigration
Female
Fever of Unknown Origin
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Malaria, Cerebral
Malaria, Vivax
Pakistan
Plasmodium vivax
Switzerland
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Unconsciousness
Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article

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