Question
Name complications of falciparum malaria
Q8 2 marks Short Notes ★ ✓
Answer
Complications of falciparum malaria (driven largely by cytoadherence/sequestration of parasitized RBCs via PfEMP1):
Cerebral malaria — altered consciousness, seizures, coma.Severe anaemia — from haemolysis and marrow suppression.Acute kidney injury — including “blackwater fever” (massive intravascular haemolysis with haemoglobinuria).Hypoglycaemia — from parasite glucose consumption and impaired hepatic gluconeogenesis.Pulmonary complications — acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Placental malaria — in pregnancy, low birth weight, severe maternal disease.Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) and circulatory collapse/shock.
(All complications are more common with P. falciparum than other species, due to its ability to infect RBCs of all ages and its unique cytoadherence property.)
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1 A 52 years old man presents with the complaints of intermittent high fever, rigors and
headache for the past 6 days. He gives a history of fever on alternate days and on
examination has hepatosplenomegaly. Answer the following.
What is the diagnosis of this condition
List the species of the causative agent
Name the definitive and intermediate hosts
Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of this condition
Enumerate the important preventive measures to prevent this disease
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