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Disease encephalopathy
Phenotype C0024530|malaria
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PubMedID- 21375787 Cerebral malaria, causing encephalopathy and coma, is fatal in around 20% of children and adults, and neurological sequelae may occur in some survivors.
PubMedID- 22708041 When lumbar puncture is performed in order to differentiate cerebral malaria from other causes of encephalopathy, the cerebral spinal fluid (csf) is clear and shows a mild lymphocyte pleocytosis (rarely more than 10 cells/μl), and increased protein concentrations (rarely exceeding 150 mg/dl).
PubMedID- 22837781 As the patient was having long duration of fever with hepatosplenomegaly a clinical suspicion of cerebral malaria as a cause of febrile encephalopathy was made and a rapid diagnostic test for malarial parasites was performed which was positive for both p.vivax and p.falciparum.

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