Malaria and the lung
Pulmonary edema that results from increased pulmonary capillary permeability is the most important pulmonary manifestation of malaria. It is a common feature of severe malaria but also occurs rarely in milder disease. Mortality rate is high. The pathophysiologic basis is unclear. In the field, there...
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th-mahidol.204752018-07-24T10:08:01Z Malaria and the lung W. R.J. Taylor N. J. White Organisation Mondiale de la Sante Mahidol University John Radcliffe Hospital UCL Medical School Medicine Pulmonary edema that results from increased pulmonary capillary permeability is the most important pulmonary manifestation of malaria. It is a common feature of severe malaria but also occurs rarely in milder disease. Mortality rate is high. The pathophysiologic basis is unclear. In the field, there is much clinical overlap between malaria and pneumonia in children. For physicians in nonmalarial areas, malaria always should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a sick patient who has traveled to a malaria-endemic area. More research is needed to better define and tailor treatments for malarial and nonmalarial ALI and ARDS. 2018-07-24T03:08:01Z 2018-07-24T03:08:01Z 2002-06-27 Review Clinics in Chest Medicine. Vol.23, No.2 (2002), 457-468 10.1016/S0272-5231(02)00004-7 02725231 2-s2.0-0035985678 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/20475 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=0035985678&origin=inward |
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Pulmonary edema that results from increased pulmonary capillary permeability is the most important pulmonary manifestation of malaria. It is a common feature of severe malaria but also occurs rarely in milder disease. Mortality rate is high. The pathophysiologic basis is unclear. In the field, there is much clinical overlap between malaria and pneumonia in children. For physicians in nonmalarial areas, malaria always should be considered in the differential diagnosis of a sick patient who has traveled to a malaria-endemic area. More research is needed to better define and tailor treatments for malarial and nonmalarial ALI and ARDS. |
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