A 46-year-old man comes to the physician for a 4-day history of fever. He recently immigrated to the USA from Nigeria. He appears lethargic. Temperature is 103F. Thick and thin blood smears are ordered. A photomicrograph is shown.
This patient is at greatest risk for which of the following complications?
Abscess of the liver
Abscess of the psoas muscle
Aplastic anemia
Cytokine-induced impairment of gluconeogenesis
Neutrophilia
