Postmalaria neurological syndrome: a case report

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Leonardo Ponce Da Motta²  Márcio Araújo Da Costa²  Marcelo Barreto Gouvea²  Alberto Saraiva Tibúrcio²  Esaú Custódio João Filho²  Maurício Specterow¹  Beatriz Cappatto Da Silva¹  Maria Letícia Fernandes Oliveira Nascimento¹  Natasha Sbragio Ganem¹  Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra¹ 

[1],Hospital Central do Exército Departamento de Doenças Infecciosas e Parasitárias Rio de Janeiro RJ

关键词: Postmalaria neurological syndrome;    Methylprednisolone;    Plasmodium falciparum;    Síndrome neurológica pós-malária;    Metilprednisolona;    Plasmodium falciparum;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822011000600027

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

Described here is a case of postmalaria neurological syndrome in a patient who presented infection by Plasmodium falciparum two months earlier. The patient received empiric use of acyclovir for herpetic meningoencephalitis, but neuropsychiatric symptoms improved only after administration of methylprednisolone.

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