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Coma and Malaria

January 25, 2012 By Malaria Q&A Leave a Comment

QUESTION

My sister is in a coma and doctors said its malaria. She is on life support system. Will she come out of it? The liver and kidneys have been affected.

ANSWER

Without more information, I am afraid it is impossible to know what the prognosis will be. Is she receiving treatment for the malaria? For cases of this severity, intravenous quinine is often the first-line treatment for malaria.

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