Cerebral Malaria--Les Cayes, Haiti--June 2010

 Thursday, June 10, 2010

Cerebral Malaria--Les Cayes, Haiti

(Photo by John Carroll)

 
This little girl entered the hospital a couple of days ago in a coma with a fever of 105 degrees F. Her malaria prep came back positive.

IV quinine has awakened her and she is now on oral chloroquine.