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Returned traveler presenting with anemia: Clinical challenge of post-artesunate delayed hemolysis.

Wasin MatseeThanyapat HiranrusmePhimphan PisutsanBorimas HanboonkunupakarnKesinee Chotivanich
Published in: Journal of travel medicine (2021)
Although malaria is one of the differential diagnoses among travelers to endemic area, delayed hemolysis following malaria treatment with artemisinin-derivative drugs during travel should be aware. We highlight the clinical perspective for clinicians to consider this clinical phenomenon to detect any delayed hemolytic event early and prevent potentially serious consequences.
Keyphrases
  • plasmodium falciparum
  • chronic kidney disease
  • palliative care
  • red blood cell
  • replacement therapy