Severe Malaria with a Rare Tetrad of Blackwater Fever, Acute Renal Failure, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, and Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis.

Authors

Hira Hanif, Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow
Biraj Shrestha, Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow
Salina Munankami
Manish Shrestha, Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow
Bidhya Poudel, Amita Health St Francis Hospital, Evanston, IL, USA
Roopika Reddy
Syed Jaleel, Department of Internal Medicine, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow
Debra Powell, Department of Infectious Disease, Reading Hospital-Tower Health, West Reading, PAFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2-2023

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Blackwater fever (BWF) is a severe clinical syndrome occurring as a complication of malarial infection characterized by intravascular hemolysis, hemoglobinuria, and acute renal failure in people exposed to

CONCLUSION: Malaria continues to be a parasitic disease that can have devastating effects and continues to be a challenge globally. Although cases of malaria in the United States are rare and cases of severe malaria, mainly attributed to

Publication Title

Case Rep Infect Dis

Volume

2023

First Page

5796881

Last Page

5796881

Comments

eCollection 2023

Recommended Citation

Hanif, H., Shrestha, B., Munankami, S., Shrestha, M., Poudel, B., Reddy, R., Jaleel, S., & Powell, D. (2023). Severe Malaria with a Rare Tetrad of Blackwater Fever, Acute Renal Failure, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulopathy, and Acute Acalculous Cholecystitis.. Case Rep Infect Dis, 2023, 5796881-5796881. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5796881