BLACKWATER FEVER AT THE KENYATTA-NATIONAL-HOSPITAL IN KENYA - A CASE-REPORT

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 feve r since 1950 and only sporadic cases occur nowadays. At the Kenyatta N ational Hospital, three cases of blackwater fever have been seen in th e 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 haemolysi s in a G6PD deficiency patient.