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    Intern Med. 2007;46(24):2007-11. Epub 2007 Dec 17.

    Noninvasive ventilation in Plasmodium vivax related ALI/ARDS.

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    Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. ritesh@indiachest.org

    Abstract

    Acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), complications of P. falciparum malaria are associated with a very high mortality but are rarely seen in P. vivax malaria. Herein, we report a 28-year old woman who developed ARDS after infection with P. vivax. In a systematic review the literature for the use of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) in cases of ALI/ARDS related to P. vivax, from among 45 reports noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) was used in the management of three cases of ALI/ARDS related to P. vivax. The use of NIV in vivax malaria related ALI/ARDS is associated with a good outcome.

    PMID:
    18084125
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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