Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria
We describe a fatal case of imported malaria where the sole finding revealed at the postmortem evaluation was an acute lymphocytic myocarditis with myocardiolysis. This case recalls the potential importance of myocardial injury in the prognosis of malaria and prompts a reevaluation of current perspe...
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| author | Paola Costenaro Paolo Benedetti Chiara Facchin Carlo Mengoli Giampietro Pellizzer |
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| description | We describe a fatal case of imported malaria where the sole finding revealed at the postmortem evaluation was an acute lymphocytic myocarditis with myocardiolysis. This case recalls the potential importance of myocardial injury in the prognosis of malaria and prompts a reevaluation of current perspectives on the pathogenesis of severe falciparum infection. In the light of this, we have reviewed the cases of cardiac complications in malaria published to date. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-87d65458e2a04021b2d426813beaa4102025-08-20T03:38:05ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352011-01-01201110.1155/2011/202083202083Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in MalariaPaola Costenaro0Paolo Benedetti1Chiara Facchin2Carlo Mengoli3Giampietro Pellizzer4Scuola di Specializzazione in Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35122 Padova, ItalyUnità Operativa di Malattie infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, ItalyUnità Operativa di Malattie infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, ItalyScuola di Specializzazione in Malattie Infettive, Università degli Studi di Padova, Via Giustiniani, 35122 Padova, ItalyUnità Operativa di Malattie infettive e Tropicali, Ospedale S. Bortolo, Viale F. Rodolfi 37, 36100 Vicenza, ItalyWe describe a fatal case of imported malaria where the sole finding revealed at the postmortem evaluation was an acute lymphocytic myocarditis with myocardiolysis. This case recalls the potential importance of myocardial injury in the prognosis of malaria and prompts a reevaluation of current perspectives on the pathogenesis of severe falciparum infection. In the light of this, we have reviewed the cases of cardiac complications in malaria published to date.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/202083 |
| spellingShingle | Paola Costenaro Paolo Benedetti Chiara Facchin Carlo Mengoli Giampietro Pellizzer Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria |
| title_full | Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria |
| title_fullStr | Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria |
| title_short | Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria |
| title_sort | fatal myocarditis in course of plasmodium falciparum infection case report and review of cardiac complications in malaria |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/202083 |
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