Abstract
Falciparum malaria is a potentially deadly infectious disease, imposing a sure and fast biologic diagnosis, an early and efficient treatment. We report a case of severe imported Falciparium malaria who received artesunate, and we rewiew the different diagnostic methods of malaria as well as the clinico-biological characteristics of severe malaria. Recent data concerning malaria treatment are presented, as a pharmacokinetic study leaded during this case.
MeSH terms
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Antimalarials / administration & dosage
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Antimalarials / therapeutic use*
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Artemisinins / administration & dosage
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Artemisinins / therapeutic use*
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Artesunate
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Central African Republic
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Chromatography, Affinity
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Humans
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Injections, Intravenous
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Malaria, Falciparum / diagnosis*
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Malaria, Falciparum / drug therapy*
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Malaria, Falciparum / parasitology
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Plasmodium falciparum / drug effects*
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Plasmodium falciparum / isolation & purification
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Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Severity of Illness Index
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Travel
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Antimalarials
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Artemisinins
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Artesunate