Cardiopulmonary alterations by ultrasound in a patient with uncomplicated mixed malaria infection: a case report from the Amazon Basin

Cardiopulmonary alterations by ultrasound in a patient with uncomplicated mixed malaria infection: a case report from the Amazon Basin

Abstract Background Information on cardiopulmonary complications in clinical malaria is sparse and diagnosis may be difficult in resource-limited areas due to lack of proper diagnostic tools and access to medical care. A case of pericardial effusion and pulmonary alterations assessed by ultrasound i...

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Main Authors: Alma Wegener, Karine O. Lima, Anna E. Holm, Laura C. Gomes, Luan O. Matos, Isabelle V. M. Vieira, Rodrigo Medeiros Souza, Claudio Romero Farias Marinho, Lasse S. Vestergaard, Tor Biering-Sørensen, Odilson M. Silvestre, Philip Brainin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:Malaria Journal
Subjects:
Malaria
Heart disease
Pericardial effusion
Pericarditis
Echocardiography
Lung ultrasound
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03861-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-021-03861-5

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