Two Cases of Malaria-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Severe Pulmonary Complications From Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania

Hilary Chipongo; Samina Chaki; Esmail Sangey; Ronald Mclarty; Rawya S.A. Baabde; Kaushik Ramaiya

doi:10.12659/AJCR.951737

17 July 2026 : Case report Tanzania, United Republic of

Two Cases of Malaria-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Severe Pulmonary Complications From Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Management of emergency care, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)

Hilary Chipongo^{EF 1*}, Samina Chaki

^{AB 2}, Esmail Sangey

^{CD 1}, Ronald Mclarty^{F 2}, Rawya S.A. Baabde^{BEF 1}, Kaushik Ramaiya

^{ACE 3}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951737

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951737

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Figure 1 Chest radiograph (anteroposterior view) obtained in case 1 demonstrating diffuse bilateral pulmonary infiltrates consistent with pulmonary edema and acute respiratory distress syndrome.

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Two Cases of Malaria-Associated Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome and Severe Pulmonary Complications From Plasmodium falciparum in Tanzania

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