| Literature DB >> 20963329 |
Wilson M Ramos Júnior1, José F J Sardinha, Mônica R F Costa, Marli S Santana, Maria G C Alecrim, Marcus V G Lacerda.
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This report describes the development of hemolysis in eighteen glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficient patients treated for Plasmodium vivax malaria with chloroquine and primaquine. The most frequent findings accompanying hemolysis were fever and leukocytosis, in addition to anemia requiring red blood cell transfusion, and development of acute renal failure. Hemolysis in patients using primaquine is not infrequent and contributes to the morbidity of infection caused by Plasmodium vivax.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 20963329 DOI: 10.1590/s1413-86702010000400017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Braz J Infect Dis ISSN: 1413-8670 Impact factor: 1.949