Autoantibody against dendrite in Plasmodium falciparum infection: A singular auto-immune phenomenon preferentially in cerebral malaria

► We look for IgG against dendrite and Ig response to P. falciparum in sera from patients with malaria. ► We compare subjects with cerebral (CM, n = 22) and uncomplicated (UM, n = 21) falciparum malaria. ► IgG against dendrite are detected more frequently and with higher titers in the CM group. ► Ig response to P. falciparum is in contrast higher in the UM group.