A fatal case report of Plasmodium falciparum malaria complicated by acute subdural hematoma
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: This case details a male patient in his late 50s weighing 90 kg who traveled to Burkina Faso, Africa, for approximately 1 month. He developed fever, headache, and generalized myalgia 3 days after returning to Chongqing, China. The interval from the emergence of the patient’s symptoms to the diagnosis of severe falciparum malaria and the commencement of artesunate treatment was 9 days. Despite effective anti- Plasmodium falciparum treatment, the patient ultimately succumbed to multiple organ failure caused by P. falciparum infection complicated by an acute subdural hematoma.
Language: English
Topic: Malaria Research and Control
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $4,155
OpenAlex ID: W4413965093