Skeletal muscle necrosis in severe falciparum malaria

The authors report skeletal muscle necrosis in a patient with severe falciparum malaria. The patient developed myoglobinuria and acute renal failure. So far as the author knows this complication of falciparum malaria has not previously been described.

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Published in:BMJ 1988-04, Vol.296 (6628), p.1039-1039
Main Authors: De Silva, H J, Goonetilleke, A K E, Senaratna, N, Ramesh, N, Jayawickrama, U S, Jayasinghe, K S A, Amarasekera, L R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute kidney failure
Adolescent
Animals
Blood
Blood plasma
Falciparum malaria
Humans
Japanese culture
Malaria
Malaria - pathology
Male
Muscles - pathology
Myoglobinuria
Necrosis
Papers and Short Reports
Plasmodium falciparum
Short Reports
Skeletal muscle
Urine
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Summary:The authors report skeletal muscle necrosis in a patient with severe falciparum malaria. The patient developed myoglobinuria and acute renal failure. So far as the author knows this complication of falciparum malaria has not previously been described.
ISSN:0267-0623
0959-8138
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.296.6628.1039