Plasmodium falciparum malaria, bilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy and delayed cerebellar ataxia

We describe the case of a 14-year-old Caucasian male, a resident in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, who was observed in Portugal with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria with high-level parasitemia and severe thrombocytopenia. The course was complicated by bilateral sixth cranial nerve palsy...

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Main Authors: Vitor Duque, Diana Seixas, Conceição Ventura, Saraiva da Cunha, António Meliço-Silvestre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
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Online Access:https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/2177
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