Post‐Artesunate Delayed Hemolysis: Anything That Can Go Wrong Will Go Wrong—Murphy's Law
In patients presenting with post-malarial anemia following intravenous artesunate treatment, post-artesunate delayed hemolysis should be considered in the differential diagnosis, even in endemic settings. Close monitoring for signs of delayed hemolysis in patients previously treated with intravenous artesunate for severe malaria, regardless of their malaria exposure history or geographic location is crucial.
Authors
- Paska Apiyo
- Derrick Bary Abila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6763-5612)
- Felix Bongomin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4515-8517)
- Mir Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2713-9649)
- Beliza Chemutai
- Jaimin Vinod Varsani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-9923-6428)
- Denis Can Odonga
Institutions
- Gulu University (UG)
- Gulu Hospital (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Case Reports
- Published
- 2024-12-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70021
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Malaria Research and Control
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.09