Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / administration & dosage
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Antimalarials / administration & dosage
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Antimalarials / adverse effects*
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Artemether
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Artemisinins / administration & dosage
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Blackwater Fever / drug therapy
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Blackwater Fever / epidemiology*
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Burundi / epidemiology
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Child
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Quinine / administration & dosage
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Quinine / adverse effects*
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Sesquiterpenes / administration & dosage
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Antimalarials
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Artemisinins
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Sesquiterpenes
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Quinine
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Artemether