Plasmodium falciparum and Mycoplasma pneumoniae co-infection presenting with cerebral malaria manifesting orofacial dyskinesia and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria and Parvovirus B19 Acute Co-infection

The Use of Crude Plasmodium falciparum Antigens for Comparison of Antibody Responses in Patients with Mild Malaria vs. Cerebral Malaria

Background: Cerebral malaria (CM) is one of the major causes of death in African populations infected with Plasmodium falciparum. Only 1% of infected subjects develop CM. The reasons for these differences are not fully understood, but it is likely that the host humoral response against blood-stage antigens plays a role in protection from malaria, although the precise targets and mechanisms medi...

Double hit lymphoma presenting as haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

Rivera XI, et al. BMJ Case Rep 2017. doi:10.1136/bcr-2017-220401 Description A 67-year-old woman with history of severe rheumatoid arthritis and use of multiple biologics including infliximab, tocilizumab and abatacept presented with fever of 39.1°C and severe pancytopenia (white blood cell count (WBC)=1.0×10/L, absolute neutrophil count (ANC)=0.55×10/L, haemoglobin=8.7 g/ dL, platelets=46×10/L...

Plasmodium Vivax Infection Impersonating Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria Plasmodium Falciparum Sıtmayı Taklit Eden Plasmodium Vivax Enfeksiyonu

A 73-year-old woman came to the casualty ward with symptoms of syncopal attacks, weakness, fever with chills and rigors. A provisional diagnosis of Plasmodium vivax malaria was made after the blood investigations. She had deranged renal function tests, altered sensorium and low platelet count. Repeated tests for P. falciparum (Card test) were negative. Glucose-6-Phosphate dehydrogenise (G6PD) l...

Severe haemophagocytic syndrome in falciparum malaria.

Malaria is responsible for 0.5-1.2 million deaths each year. The majority of fatal cases are due to Plasmodium falciparum infection which is known for its severity, complications and drug resistance. Most of the fatalities occur in children and nonimmune travellers to the endemic areas. A number of complications have been described in falciparum malaria but, to the best of our knowledge, haemop...