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1: Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 Jul;8(7):449-54.Click here to read Links

Acute lung injury and other serious complications of Plasmodium vivax malaria.

Tan LK, Yacoub S, Scott S, Bhagani S, Jacobs M.

Department of Infectious Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK.

Plasmodium vivax infection is classified among the so-called benign malarias, but it is increasingly recognised that serious and even life-threatening complications may occur. We present the case of a returning traveller with P vivax infection who developed acute lung injury 3 days into treatment, and discuss the serious complications of this infection. The case highlights the fact that P vivax infection is benign by name but not always by nature.

PMID: 18582837 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]