Clinical aspects of hemolysis in patients with P. vivax malaria treated with primaquine, in the Brazilian Amazon.
Braz J Infect Dis
; 14(4): 410-2, 2010.
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ABSTRACT
This report describes the development of hemolysis in eighteen glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient patients treated for Plasmodium vivax malaria with chloroquine and primaquine. The most frequent findings accompanying hemolysis were fever and leukocytosis, in addition to anemia requiring red blood cell transfusion, and development of acute renal failure. Hemolysis in patients using primaquine is not infrequent and contributes to the morbidity of infection caused by Plasmodium vivax.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Contexto en salud:
3_ND
Problema de salud:
3_malaria
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3_neglected_diseases
Asunto principal:
Primaquina
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Enfermedad del Almacenamiento de Glucógeno Tipo I
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Malaria Vivax
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Lesión Renal Aguda
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Hemólisis
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Antimaláricos
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Braz J Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2010
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil