Parasitemia aguda mortal por malaria (Plasmodium falciparum)

La malaria es una importante causa de morbimortalidad de paises en desarrollo de las zonas tropicales. Sus forma graves de presentacion se asocian a una mortalidad del 30%, la mayor proporcion debido a P. falciparum. Presentamos el caso de una mujer joven chilena, que luego de viajar a una region endemica, desarrolla sepsis grave seguida por falla organica rapidamente progresiva secundaria a malaria por P. falciparum. Malaria is an important morbidity and mortality cause in non developed tropical countries. Several forms are associated with mortality of 30%, the most part due to P falciparum. We present a young Chilean female case, that after flying to endemic area, developed severe sepsis followed by rapid and progressive organ failure secondary to P.falciparum malaria.