Fever, mental impairment, acute anemia, and renal failure in patient undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: posttransplantation malaria.

TitleFever, mental impairment, acute anemia, and renal failure in patient undergoing orthotopic liver transplantation: posttransplantation malaria.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2006
AuthorsMenichetti F, Bindi ML, Tascini C, Urbani L, Biancofiore G, Doria R, Esposito M, Mozzo R, Catalano G, Filipponi F
JournalLiver Transpl
Volume12
Issue4
Pagination674 - 6
Date PublishedApr
ISSN1527-6465
Accession Number16555320
KeywordsAnemia, Antimalarials, Fever, Humans, Kidney Failure, Acute, Liver Failure, Acute, Malaria, Falciparum, Male, Mental Disorders, Middle Aged, Postoperative Complications, Tissue Donors, Treatment Outcome
Abstract

A case of post-transplant malaria is described. The patient presented fever and severe anemia after orthotopic liver transplantation. Diagnosis was made only after the review of donor characteristics. Although a high parasitemia was found at the moment of diagnosis, the treatment with quinine and doxycycline was successful. Donor epidemiology should always be considered for a prompt diagnosis of rare tropical diseases in the graft recipients.
DOI10.1002/lt.20730
Notify Library Reference ID1005

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