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Review
. 2003 Sep;22(9):551-4.
doi: 10.1007/s10096-003-0984-5. Epub 2003 Aug 21.

Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetrical peripheral gangrene: case report and review

M E Liechti  1 , V Zumsteg, C F R Hatz, T Herren
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Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetrical peripheral gangrene: case report and review

M E Liechti et al. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis. 2003 Sep.

Abstract

The case of a 56-year-old female tourist who survived cerebral Plasmodium falciparum malaria with disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetrical peripheral gangrene, ultimately requiring amputation of her left-sided fingertips and toes, is reported. While symmetrical peripheral gangrene has been described rarely in Asian, African, and American patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria and disseminated intravascular coagulation, no such case has been reported in travelers returning from endemic areas.

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