A histologic study of brain in fatal cerebral malaria

作者:Burel Vandenbos Fanny*; Effa'a Christian; Alunni Veronique; Cardot Leccia Nathalie; Haudebourg Juliette; Michiels Jean Francois
来源:Annales de Pathologie, 2008, 28(6): 495-497.
DOI:10.1016/j.annpat.2008.06.036

摘要

Plosmodium falciparum infection is an emergency because of the risk of cerebral malaria, that is the most severe complication. Malaria diagnosis is usually made on blood samples of feverish patients coming from endemic area. The pathologist is rarely confronted with malaria lesions. If the occasion arises, the diagnosis of malaria is often already known or suspected and the pathologist has to confirm it. Rarely, malaria is unknown before histological examination and the diagnosis is based on the identification of specific histological features. We report a case of sudden death due to cerebral, malaria diagnosed on autopsy findings.

  • 出版日期2008-12

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