Falciparum malaria infection with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompetent host _ case report

1st International Conference on Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases (ICTROMI) Faculty of Medicine Universitas Sumatera Utara

Andriyani, Y.^1

Parasitology Department, Medical Faculty, Universitas Sumatera Utara, Medan, Indonesia^1

关键词: Case reports;    Falciparum malaria;    Plasmodium falciparum;    Pulmonary aspergillosis;    Rapid test;    Remote areas;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012080/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/125/1/012080

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is an extraordinary rare in the immunocompetent host. Falciparum malaria contributes to high morbidity and mortality of malaria infection cases in the world. The impairments of both humoral and cellular immunity could be the reason of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in falciparum malaria infection. Forty-nine years old patient came with fever, jaundice, pain in the right abdomen, after visiting a remote area in Africa about one month before admission. Blood films and rapid test were positive for Plasmodium falciparum. After malaria therapy in five days, consciousness was altered into somnolence and intubated with respiratory deterioration. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after falciparum malaria infection is life-threatening. There should be awareness of physicians of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in falciparum malaria infection.