Mok C K, Cheung K L, Wai K H, Ong G B
Thorax. 1980 May;35(5):389-91. doi: 10.1136/thx.35.5.389.
Two cases of malaria developing immediately after open-heart surgery are reported to illustrate that malaria is one of the rarer causes of postoperative pyrexia. The diagnosis can easily be missed, resulting in unnecessary morbidity and even mortality. It is important for cardiac surgeons to be aware of this possibility in malaria-free as well as malaria-endemic areas as patients or blood donors who come from or have recently visited an endemic area are potential victims or sources of the infection.
本文报告了两例心脏直视手术后立即发生疟疾的病例，以说明疟疾是术后发热较罕见的原因之一。该诊断很容易被漏诊，从而导致不必要的发病甚至死亡。对于心脏外科医生而言，在无疟疾地区以及疟疾流行地区都应意识到这种可能性，因为来自或近期去过流行地区的患者或献血者都是潜在的感染受害者或传染源。
