Massive haemoglobinuria is encountered rarely during the course of malaria. It is usually
considered a diagnostic criterion for severe malaria, together with anaemia, acute renal
failure and jaundice. Haemoglobinuria can also present among expatriates travelling to
endemic areas following repeated exposure to quinoline or arylaminoalcohol drugs. A case
is described of haemoglobinuria developing in a 38-year-old French expatriate diagnosed
concurrently with numerous tropical infections, and treated on presumptive basis with an …