Blackwater fever at the Kenyatta National Hospital in Kenya: a case report. 1994

K M Bhatt, and S M Bhatt, and M Tombe, and G B Okelo
Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, University of Nairobi.

Blackwater fever was an important cause of morbidity and mortality in the beginning of this century particularly in West and Central Africa. There has been a marked reduction in the incidence of blackwater fever since 1950 and only sporadic cases occur nowadays. At the Kenyatta National Hospital, three cases of blackwater fever have been seen in the past four years whereas not a single case had been reported between 1975 and 1988. Two of the patients fit into the classical description of blackwater fever and one was possibly due to drug induced haemolysis in a G6PD deficiency patient.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007630 Kenya A republic in eastern Africa, south of ETHIOPIA, west of SOMALIA with TANZANIA to its south, and coastline on the Indian Ocean. Its capital is Nairobi. Republic of Kenya
D008297 Male Males
D001742 Blackwater Fever A complication of MALARIA, FALCIPARUM characterized by the passage of dark red to black urine. Malaria, Hemolytic,Black Water Fever,Black Water Fevers,Blackwater Fevers,Fever, Black Water,Fever, Blackwater,Fevers, Black Water,Fevers, Blackwater,Hemolytic Malaria,Hemolytic Malarias,Malarias, Hemolytic
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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