al·gid ma·lar·i·a

a form of falciparum malaria chiefly involving the gut and other abdominal viscera; gastric algid malaria is characterized by persistent vomiting; dysenteric algid malaria is characterized by bloody diarrheic stools in which enormous numbers of infected red blood cells are found.

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algid malaria

A dangerous form in which the parasites in the blood cause a condition like bacterial SHOCK, with low blood pressure and cold skin. Urgent treatment to combat shock with transfusions and DOPAMINE, and energetic attack on the infecting malarial parasites, are necessary.

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References in periodicals archive

of patients (%) Mortality (%) Anemia 35 (35) 8.57 Cerebral malaria 30 (30) 3.33 Hepatic dysfunction 25 (25) 20 Renal dysfunction 20 (20) 15 Hyperpyrexia 15 (15) -- Hypoglycemia 10 (10) -- ARDS/respiratory complication 5 (5) 60 Algid malaria 5 (5) -- Others (bone marrow depression, 5 (5) 20 CCF, DIC, septicemia) Table 3: Duration of fever before hospitalization Complication Duration No.

Prognostic factors in severe and complicated malaria

Algid malaria with profound hypotension occurred in 12 cases, 3(33.2)% in PV and 4( 33.3%) in PF.

Clinical profile of malaria with special reference to hematological and renal alterations

Among the 360 complicated malaria cases, the most common complication was cerebral malaria in 38% cases, followed by acute renal failure (ARF) in 24% cases, hepatopathy in 23% cases, both ARF and hepatopathy in 11% cases, shock in 4% and algid malaria in 1% cases.

Treatment outcome of inpatient malaria cases: a study in a tertiary care hospital of Odisha, India

Falciparum malaria has high mortality rate as it causes severe complications such as cerebral malaria, renal failure and algid malaria (Bhalli and Samiullah, 2001).

PREVALENCE OF PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM, MALARIAL PARASITE IN MUZAFFARGARH DISTRICT, PUNJAB-PAKISTAN: A TWO YEAR STUDY

falciparum is associated with fatal complications such as cerebral malaria, algid malaria, septicemic malaria, severe anemia, kidney failure, respiratory distress, metabolic acidosis, etc.

Prevalence of mosquito-borne plasmodium infection in patients attending fever clinic in a tertiary-care teaching hospital, western India

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