CEREBRAL PALUDISM AND MULTIORGANIC FAILURE - DISCUSSION OF A CASE

It is discussed the case of Cerebral Paludism due to Plasmodium falcip arum in a patient who travelled frequently to Ivory Coast and who had done an incorrect prophylaxis of Paludism. It is underlined the relati onship of cerebral presentation with the presence of multisystemic fai lure, which was characterized by Respiratory Distress, Hyperdynamic Sh ock, Acute Renal Failure and Hematological and Digestive Disorders.Sho ck forced the administration of Vasoactive drugs (such as Dopamine, Do butamine and Methoxamine), Respiratory Failure to establish Mechanical Ventilation and Coagulation Disorders to transfuse platelets and plas ma. Clinical evolution was favorable in few days thanks to an early sy mptomatic and etiology therapy.