Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome in a Case of Plasmodium ovale Malaria

Gerardo Rojo-Marcos Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

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Juan Cuadros-González Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

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José María Mesa-Latorre Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

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Ana María Culebras-López Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

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Raúl de Pablo-Sánchez Department of Internal Medicine, Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, and Department of Intensive Care, University Hospital “Príncipe de Asturias”, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid, Spain

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Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a well-known complication in Plasmodium falciparum infection. It is less frequently described in Plasmodium vivax, and only one case is reported in Plasmodium ovale. Here we present the second description of this pulmonary complication in a P. ovale acute infection.

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