Splenic infarction during acute falciparum malaria: A case report

Splenic infarction during acute falciparum malaria: A case report

Splenomegaly is common in malaria, but splenic infarction is a rare complication of malaria. We report a case of a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection who developed abdominal pain, reappearance of fever, elevated D-dimer during treatment, and abdominal CT confirmed splenic infarction. The a...

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Main Authors: Youguang Lu, Shian Zhang, Chuanshen Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
splenic infarction
malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
complication
treatment
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.951812/full

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