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Blackwater Fever in Children, Burundi

Authors :
Federico Gobbi
Sabrina Audagnotto
Laura Trentini
Innocent Nkurunziza
Manuel Corachan
Giovanni Di Perri
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 11, Iss 7, Pp 1118-1120 (2005)
Publication Year :
2005
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2005.

Abstract

Blackwater fever is characterized by acute intravascular hemolysis with hemoglobinuria in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Its pathogenesis and management are still debated. Nine cases of this syndrome occurred in 2003 at Kiremba Hospital in Burundi in children receiving multiple quinine treatments.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10806040 and 10806059
Volume :
11
Issue :
7
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.9453788aecf44c5e8979aacb749edec7
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1107.041237