Severe Plasmodium falciparum infection mimicking acute myocardial infarction

Malaria Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Sulaiman, Helmi ^a   Ismail, Muhammad Dzafir ^a   Jalalonmuhali, Maisarah ^a   Atiya, Nadia ^a   Ponnampalavanar, Sasheela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Coronary angiography; Malaria; Myocardial infarction; Severe Plasmodium falciparum

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BENFLUMETOL; BILIRUBIN; CEFTRIAXONE; CREATININE; DOXYCYCLINE; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; INOTROPIC AGENT; LACTIC ACID; UREA; YELLOW FEVER VACCINE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANEMIA; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ANTERIOR MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CASE REPORT; CONTINUOUS HEMODIALYSIS; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERTRANSAMINASEMIA; HYPOXEMIA; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LACTATE BLOOD LEVEL; LEUKOCYTOSIS; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALARIA RAPID TEST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYALGIA; PALLOR; PARASITE LOAD; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION; SWEATING; THORAX PAIN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; VACCINATION; BLOOD; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

BLOOD; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84908011297     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14752875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2875-13-341     Document Type: Article

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