[Blackwater fever in children during cerebral malaria: 3 case reports in Bamako].
In: Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie, Jg. 14 (2007-08-01), Heft 8, S. 993
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Background: Blackwater fever is a rare but serious form of malaria in children. Diagnosis relies on clinical symptoms and on the color of the urines.
Objectives: To describe blackwater fever in children, a disease whose prevalence seems to be increasing.
Method: We report 3 cases of blackwater fever observed in our institution.
Results: In 2 cases, acute renal insufficiency with oligoanuria was observed. In all the 3 cases, treatment with quinine was stopped and replaced by injectable artemether. Evolution was dependent on renal function, and included in 1 patient neurological sequels consisting in aphasia.
Conclusion: Blackwater fever is a severe affection whose diagnosis should be evoked using the color of urine. Evolution is usually favorable in the pediatric population, when adequate care can be provided.
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[Blackwater fever in children during cerebral malaria: 3 case reports in Bamako].
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Autor/in / Beteiligte Person: | Oumar, AA ; Poudiougou, B ; Sylla, M ; Sall, A ; Konate, S ; Togo, B ; Diakite, M ; Keita, MM |
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Zeitschrift: | Archives de pediatrie : organe officiel de la Societe francaise de pediatrie, Jg. 14 (2007-08-01), Heft 8, S. 993 |
Veröffentlichung: | Paris : Elsevier ; <i>Original Publication</i>: Paris : Editions Scientifiques Elsevier, 1994-, 2007 |
Medientyp: | academicJournal |
ISSN: | 0929-693X (print) |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.arcped.2007.04.005 |
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