Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy
Causes of blackwater fever, a complication of malaria treatment, are not completely clear, and immune mechanisms might be involved. Clinical management is not standardized. We describe an episode of blackwater fever in a nonimmune 12-year-old girl in Italy who was treated with steroids, resulting i...
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| author | Anna Rita Di Biase Dora Buonfrate Francesca Stefanelli Giorgio Zavarise Erica Franceschini Cristina Mussini Lorenzo Iughetti Federico Gobbi |
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Causes of blackwater fever, a complication of malaria treatment, are not completely clear, and immune mechanisms might be involved. Clinical management is not standardized. We describe an episode of blackwater fever in a nonimmune 12-year-old girl in Italy who was treated with steroids, resulting in a rapid clinical resolution.
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| spelling | doaj.art-9f8407b90769425a874ca4f04ea1da282023-03-23T11:48:13ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592023-04-0129483183310.3201/eid2904.221267Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, ItalyAnna Rita Di BiaseDora BuonfrateFrancesca StefanelliGiorgio ZavariseErica FranceschiniCristina MussiniLorenzo IughettiFederico Gobbi Causes of blackwater fever, a complication of malaria treatment, are not completely clear, and immune mechanisms might be involved. Clinical management is not standardized. We describe an episode of blackwater fever in a nonimmune 12-year-old girl in Italy who was treated with steroids, resulting in a rapid clinical resolution. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1267_articleBlackwater fevermalariahemoglobinuriaPlasmodium falciparumquinineartemisinin derivatives |
| spellingShingle | Anna Rita Di Biase Dora Buonfrate Francesca Stefanelli Giorgio Zavarise Erica Franceschini Cristina Mussini Lorenzo Iughetti Federico Gobbi Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy Emerging Infectious Diseases Blackwater fever malaria hemoglobinuria Plasmodium falciparum quinine artemisinin derivatives |
| title | Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy |
| title_full | Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy |
| title_fullStr | Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy |
| title_short | Blackwater Fever Treated with Steroids in Nonimmune Patient, Italy |
| title_sort | blackwater fever treated with steroids in nonimmune patient italy |
| topic | Blackwater fever malaria hemoglobinuria Plasmodium falciparum quinine artemisinin derivatives |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/29/4/22-1267_article |
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