Successful Treatment of Imported Cerebral Malaria with Artesunate-Mefloquine Combination Therapy

Treatment of cerebral malaria with intravenous quinine is frequently associated with life-threatening cardiotoxicity. We report a case of imported cerebral malaria successfully treated with artesunate-mefloquine combination therapy. The 27-year-old woman presented with fever, sudden onset of binocul...

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Main Author: Hsin-Yun Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-01-01
Series:Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0929664609601145