Emergency in malaria.

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dc.contributor.authorBhattacharyya, P Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorNayak, Manabendraen_US
dc.date.accessioned2006-05-25en_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-31T13:47:23Z
dc.date.available2006-05-25en_US
dc.date.available2009-05-31T13:47:23Z
dc.date.issued2006-05-25en_US
dc.description.abstractMalaria is still the most prevalent and devastating parasitic disease worldwide. In recent years drug resistance Plasmodium falciparum malaria has returned to most of the tropical countries of the globe with a vengeance. Due to various atypical manifestations the diagnosis has become confusing and hence the treatment delayed leading to various complications and increased mortality and morbidity. Patient presents with features of severe complicated malaria with multiorgan involvement in the form of malarial crisis needs emergency management in ICU. All fever cases with possible malaria should be investigated and to be treated with intravenous quinine/artimisinine pending confirmation of diagnosis. Any emergency situation that develops during treatment should be treated aggressively as medical emergency.en_US
dc.description.affiliationDepartment of Medicine, Sankar Madhab Medical College, Guwahati.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhattacharyya PC, Nayak M. Emergency in malaria. Journal of the Indian Medical Association. 2006 May; 104(5): 238, 240-2en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/102157
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jimaonline.org.in/en_US
dc.subject.meshAdulten_US
dc.subject.meshAntimalarials --therapeutic useen_US
dc.subject.meshChilden_US
dc.subject.meshEmergency Medicine --methodsen_US
dc.subject.meshFeveren_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Falciparum --complicationsen_US
dc.titleEmergency in malaria.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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