Intensive care in severe malaria: Report from the task force on tropical diseases by the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine

Severe malaria is common in tropical countries in Africa, Asia, Oceania and South and Central America. It may also occur in travelers returning from endemic areas. Plasmodium falciparum accounts for most cases, although P vivax is increasingly found to cause severe malaria in Asia. Cerebral malaria is common in children in Africa, manifests as coma and seizures, and has a high morbidity and mortality. In other regions, adults may also develop cerebral malaria but neurological sequelae in survivors are rare.

Source: Journal of Critical Care - November 7, 2017 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Dilip R. Karnad, Mohd Basri Mat Nor, Guy A. Richards, Tim Baker, Pravin Amin, Council of the World Federation of Societies of Intensive and Critical Care Medicine Source Type: research