RESUMEN

We report a clinical case of severe malaria, where the rate of initial parasitaemia by Plasmodium falciparum was 43 %. Multiple organ dysfunction, including ARDS, forced admission in a close surveillance unit, with survival of the same. A brief review of the subject is made, focusing on severity and general conduct, alerting and awareness for this entity, whose expression, among us, could take on increasing importance.

Asunto(s)

Malaria Falciparum , Adulto , Humanos , Malaria Falciparum/diagnóstico , Masculino , Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad