The first death from tertian malaria in the Czech Republic
Lobovská, A.; Rubík, I.; Holub, M.; Selinger, P.
Casopis Lekaru Ceskych 138(2): 52-55
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0008-7335 PMID: 10376404 Document Number: 508977
The authors describe a fatal case of tertian malaria (Plasmodium vivax) imported to the Czech Republic from India. Severe clinical symptoms leading to shock and multi-organ failure are more frequent in tropical malaria (P. falciparum). Despite the use oc continuous veno-venous haemodiafiltration HLA-DR decline and death occurred. The effect of the administered antimalarias drugs was good.