Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Unité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne Andrée Rosemon, Centre d'Investigation Clinique Antilles Guyane, Cayenne, French Guiana.
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo. 2023 Jan 16;65:e3. doi: 10.1590/S1678-9946202365003. eCollection 2023.
The use of herbal tea with Artemisia annua by travelers and traditional communities in Africa has increased in recent years as a supposed form of malaria prophylaxis, although its use is not recommended due to lack of efficacy. The risk of severe malaria complications that can lead to death is real regarding said behavior, and awareness needs to be raised. We report a case of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria imported in the Amazon rainforest by a traveler returning from Cameroon who treated himself with Artemisia annua herbal tea.
近年来,作为一种疟疾预防措施,旅行者和非洲传统社区越来越多地使用含有青蒿的草药茶,但由于其疗效不佳,不建议使用。鉴于这种行为,疟疾严重并发症的风险是真实存在的,甚至可能导致死亡,因此需要提高认识。我们报告了一个从喀麦隆旅行归来的旅行者在亚马逊雨林中感染严重恶性疟原虫疟疾的病例,该旅行者用青蒿草药茶进行了自我治疗。