Saving Lives, Buying Time: Economics of Malaria Drugs in an Age of Resistance

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TABLE 6-2 Severe Manifestations of P. falciparum Malaria in Adults and Children^a

Prognostic Value^b			Frequency^b
Children	Adults		Children	Adults
Clinical manifestations
+	(?)^c	Prostration	+++	+++
+++	+	Impaired consciousness	+++	++
+++	+++	Respiratory distress (acidotic breathing)	+++	+
+	++	Multiple convulsions	+++	+
+++	+++	Circulatory collapse	+	+
+++	+++	Pulmonary edema (radiological)	+/-	+
+++	++	Abnormal bleeding	+/-	+
++	+	Jaundice	+	+++
+	+	Hemoglobinuria	+/-	+
Laboratory findings
+	+	Severe anemia	+++	+
+++	+++	Hypoglycemia	+++	++
+++	+++	Acidosis	+++	++
+++	+++	Hyperlactatemia	+++	++
+/-	++	Hyperparasitemia	++	+
++	++	Renal impairment	+	+++
^aSee the section on severe malaria in children. ^bOn a scale from + to +++; +/- indicates infrequent occurrence. ^cData not available. SOURCE: World Health Organization. 2000. Severe falciparum malaria. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 94 (suppl 1). Table 1, on p. S1/2 of this supplement, was incomplete. A corrected version was printed and inserted into the supplement.

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