Blackwater Fever in Children, Burundi

Gobbi, Federico; Audagnotto, Sabrina; Trentini, Laura; Nkurunziza, Innocent; Corachan, Manuel; Di Perri, Giovanni

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Blackwater Fever in Children, Burundi

Published Date:

Jul 2005

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 11(7):1118-1120.

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Gobbi, Federico ; Audagnotto, Sabrina ; Trentini, Laura ; Nkurunziza, Innocent ; Corachan, Manuel ; ... More ▼

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Blackwater fever is characterized by acute intravascular hemolysis with hemoglobinuria in patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Its pathogenesis and management are still debated. Nine cases of this syndrome occurred in 2003 at Kiremba Hospital in Burundi in children receiving multiple quinine treatments.

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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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