A case of blackwater fever with persistent Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia detected by PCR after artemether–lumefantrine treatment

A case of blackwater fever with persistent Plasmodium falciparum parasitaemia detected by PCR after artemether–lumefantrine treatment

Abstract Background Blackwater fever is a complication of malaria infection consisting of a syndrome of febrile intra-vascular haemolysis with severe anaemia and intermittent passage of dark-red to black colour urine. Despite numerous reports and studies of this condition, its pathogenesis remains i...

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Main Authors: Paul John Huggan, Chin Hin Ng, Jennifer Ho, Raymond Tzer Pin Valentine Lin, Jean-Marc Chavatte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Plasmodium falciparum
Blackwater fever
Persistent parasitaemia
Artemether–lumefantrine
PCR
Haemoglobinuria
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12936-018-2180-1

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