Severe Malaria with a Rare Tetrad of Blackwater Fever, Acute Renal Failure, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, and Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2023
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Blackwater fever (BWF) is a severe clinical syndrome occurring as a complication of malarial infection characterized by intravascular hemolysis, hemoglobinuria, and acute renal failure in people exposed to
CONCLUSION: Malaria continues to be a parasitic disease that can have devastating effects and continues to be a challenge globally. Although cases of malaria in the United States are rare and cases of severe malaria, mainly attributed to
Volume
2023
First Page
5796881
Last Page
5796881
ISSN
2090-6625
Published In/Presented At
Hanif, H., Shrestha, B., Munankami, S., Shrestha, M., Poudel, B., Reddy, R., Jaleel, S., & Powell, D. (2023). Severe Malaria with a Rare Tetrad of Blackwater Fever, Acute Renal Failure, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, and Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis. Case reports in infectious diseases, 2023, 5796881. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5796881
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
37179741
Department(s)
Department of Medicine, Department of Medicine Fellows and Residents, Fellows and Residents
Document Type
Article