Treatment of a patient with severe cerebral malaria during the COVID-19 pandemic in China:A case report  

作　　者：Yan-Fang Zhu Wen-Jing Xia Wei Liu Ju-Min Xie 

机构地区：[1]Department of Critical Care Medicine,Huangshi Hospital of TCM(Infectious Disease Hospital),Huangshi 435000,Hubei Province,China [2]Hubei Key Laboratory of Renal Disease Occurrence and Intervention,Medical School,Hubei Polytechnic University,Huangshi 435003,Hubei Province,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Clinical Cases》2024年第20期4419-4426,共8页世界临床病例杂志

基　　金：Local Special Projects in Major Health of Hubei Provincial Science and Technology Department,No.2022BCE054;Key Scientific Research Projects of Hubei Polytechnic University,No.23xjz08A;Hubei polytechnic University Huangshi Daye Lake hightech Zone University Science Park joint open fund project,No.23xjz04AK.

摘　　要：BACKGROUND On June 30,2021,China received certification from the World Health Organization for malaria elimination.However,this certification does not signify the absence of malaria within China.Due to the increasing frequency of international exchanges and collaborations,the threat of imported malaria persists in China.Consequently,the prevention and control of imported malaria have become a primary focus for our country to maintain its malaria elimination status.CASE SUMMARY Herein,we present a case report of a 53-year-old Chinese man who worked in Africa for nearly two years.He was diagnosed with malaria in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between November 19 and November 23,2022.After receiving effective treatment with oral antimalarial drugs,his condition improved,allowing him to return to China.He was later admitted to our hospital on January 12,2023,during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic in Huangshi,China.Through a thorough evaluation of the patient's symptoms,clinical signs,imaging and laboratory test results,and epidemiological data,he was rapidly diagnosed with severe cerebral malaria.The patient underwent successful treatment through a series of intensive care unit interventions.CONCLUSION The successful treatment of this imported case of severe cerebral malaria provides a valuable reference for managing patients with similar malaria infections and has significant clinical implications.

关 键 词：Pernicious malaria Severe cerebral malaria Imported patients Traditional Chinese medicine Angong niuhuang Pill Case report 

分 类 号：R519[医药卫生—内科学] R563.1[医药卫生—临床医学]