ArticleJournal of medical case reports2018
Sub-acute intestinal obstruction - a rare complication of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an adult: a case report.
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- Does Malaria Cause Diarrhoea? A Systematic Review.Frontiers in medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Silent Bowels From a Silent Bite: A Rare Case of Paralytic Ileus Complicating Plasmodium falciparum Infection.Cureus · 2023Article
- Acute Colonic Pseudo-Obstruction in Severe Falciparum Malaria: A Case Report.Journal of medical cases · 2021Article
- A case of Falciparum malaria presenting with features of functional bowel obstruction.Oxford medical case reports · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMalaria remains a major public health problem in most tropical countries. It occasionally presents with both typical and atypical signs and symptoms. Gastrointestinal manifestations are common in malaria endemic areas but intestinal obstruction as a complication is extremely rare. CASE PRESENTATION: We present the case of a 42-year-old black African man who presented with signs and symptoms of intestinal obstruction and was diagnosed as having Plasmodium falciparum malaria. He was successfully treated with both parenteral and orally administered antimalarial medication and the intestinal obstruction subsequently resolved.
conclusionWith intestinal obstruction being an important cause of morbidity and mortality, we report this case to highlight this rare complication of malaria and therefore increase physicians' awareness and prompt diagnosis and management.
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