Caracterización de la mortalidad por malaria en el Valle del Cauca, 2005-2006

Osório, Lyda; Fernández, Julián; Murillo, Olga Lucía; Escobar, Humberto Ferrer; Bustamante, Patricia; Agudelo, Henry; Martínez, Luz Patricia; Olaya, Beatriz; Castro, Gloria

doi:10.7705/biomedica.v29i4.136

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“…It is notable that despite a significant increase in solid-organ transplantations in malaria-endemic countries such as Colombia, there have not been more reports of the parasitic infection via solid organ transplantation. In the case of our 3 newly described patients, all of them lived in Valle del Cauca, an endemic region known for one of the highest annual parasitemia indexes of up to 11.4 cases per 1000 inhabitants at risk (this region is included in the pacific coast where 70% of deaths attributable to malaria in Colombia are informed 11 ). It is relevant that no screening tests for malaria (ie, antibodies) were performed on the donor or the recipients before transplantation, and that the index patient did not present any signs, symptoms, or laboratory results that might have indicated malaria infection.…”

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Malaria and encephalopathy in a heart transplant recipient: A case report in the context of multiorgan donation

Vernaza

Pinilla-Monsalve

Cañas

et al. 2021

Transplant Infectious Dis

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Introduction:Malaria is an endemic infection in tropical circles. It can be transmitted from mosquitoes bite, but exceptional cases have been attributed to multiorgan transplantation.Case report: This is a 34-year-old woman who received a heart transplant for finalstage dilated cardiomyopathy. Over the hospitalization, she developed fever, cephalalgia, and tonic-clonic seizures with MRI findings compatible with posterior reversible encephalopathy. A thick blood smear revealed hemoparasitic forms of Plasmodium vivax. Afterward, malaria was also diagnosed in recipients of one kidney and liver of the same organ donor. First-line treatment with artesunate was prescribed for 3 days and chloroquine with primaquine thereafter for 14 days. The patient was discharged and returned to the emergency department 5 days later, complaining of gastrointestinal symptoms and developed multiorgan failure that led to death. Conclusion:We report a case of malaria transmission through heart transplantation.Despite adequate and supervised treatment, it can be related to a fatal outcome.Malaria screening in organ donors should be considered in regions where endemicity can lead to rare cases of transmission by transplantation.

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Malaria and encephalopathy in a heart transplant recipient: A case report in the context of multiorgan donation

Vernaza

Pinilla-Monsalve

Cañas

et al. 2021

Transplant Infectious Dis

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Caracterización de los pacientes notificados con diagnóstico de malaria 2017 a 2021 en un hospital de primer nivel de complejidad en un municipio de Cauca

Peña Carvajal,

Cantillo Herazo,

Arboleda Correa

2022

Rev. Navar. Medica

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Antecedentes: el control de la malaria o paludismo en la costa pacífica colombiana y la incidencia reportada al Ministerio de la Protección Social sigue siendo una problemática debido a sus significativos índices.Objetivo: describir las características epidemiológicas y socio demográficas de los pacientes notificados y diagnosticados con malaria en un hospital de primer nivel de complejidad del municipio de Guapi (Colombia) respecto al periodo 2017 a 2021.Métodos: se realizó un estudio mixto. La recolección de datos se hizo a través de una base de datos de SIVIGILA y se encuestaron a 18 participantes.Resultados: en los casos notificados de malaria se observó una variación anual. Se destaca que el año con mayor incidencia fue el 2021, con 1093 casos, representando el 43% del total. En contraste, el año 2020 registró el 28% con 707 casos. El año con la menor cantidad de casos de malaria fue el 2017, con 141 casos, equivalente al 6%.Conclusiones: el estudio señala que esta enfermedad ha experimentado un crecimiento significativo en los últimos años. Los planes de desarrollo a nivel municipal deben incorporar diversos programas que garanticen la cobertura total en seguridad social. Se resalta la importancia de estrategias que ayuden a mitigar o eliminar la enfermedad como lo alienta la OMS.

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Caracterización de la mortalidad por malaria en el Valle del Cauca, 2005-2006

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Malaria and encephalopathy in a heart transplant recipient: A case report in the context of multiorgan donation

Malaria and encephalopathy in a heart transplant recipient: A case report in the context of multiorgan donation

Caracterización de los pacientes notificados con diagnóstico de malaria 2017 a 2021 en un hospital de primer nivel de complejidad en un municipio de Cauca

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