van Buren M, Nortier J W
Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonessen Hospital, Utrecht, Netherlands.
Neth J Med. 1996 Oct;49(4):150-2. doi: 10.1016/0300-2977(96)00036-8.
Plasmodium falciparum infection causes serious symptoms in the acute phase of the illness. Long-term sequelae are less common. In the following case report we describe a patient who developed hypopituitarism after a severe cerebral malaria infection, which was only recognized 17 years thereafter.
恶性疟原虫感染在疾病急性期会引发严重症状。长期后遗症则较为少见。在以下病例报告中,我们描述了一名患者,其在严重脑型疟疾感染后出现垂体功能减退,而这一情况直到17年后才被发现。