High malaria parasitemia in an Italian man and severe delayed hemolytic anemia

Clin Case Rep. 2024 Nov 7;12(11):e9292. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.9292. eCollection 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Parenteral artesunate has become the choice treatment of cases of high parasitemia malaria. We report the case of an Italian man with a high malaria parasitemia who promptly improved with intravenous artenusate, but who developed a delayed severe hemolytic anemia associated with intravenous artesunate treatment, requiring blood trasfusions.

Keywords: Severe malaria; anemia; artesunate treatment; high parasitemia.