Blackwater Fever in Children, Burundi

Blackwater fever is characterized by acute intravascular hemolysis with hemoglobinuria in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Its pathogenesis and management are still debated. Nine cases of this syndrome occurred in 2003 at Kiremba Hospital in Burundi in children receiving multiple quinine...

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Main Authors: Federico Gobbi, Sabrina Audagnotto, Laura Trentini, Innocent Nkurunziza, Manuel Corachan, Giovanni Di Perri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2005-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/11/7/04-1237_article