Acute myocarditis in vivax malaria: an extremely rare complication

作者:Ahmad Sohaib*; Dhar Minakshi; Bishnoi Shilpa; Shirazi Nadia; Bhat Nowneet K
来源:Tropical Doctor, 2013, 43(1): 35-36.
DOI:10.1177/0049475512473601

摘要

We report on the occurrence of pulmonary oedema due to acute myocarditis in an adolescent girl, from the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, with Plasmodium vivax infection after parasite clearance. Apart from pancytopenia, there were no other features of severe malaria. With the emergence of literature about the complications encountered in P vivax, especially from this region, a high index of suspicion for unusual cardiovascular manifestations is necessary in cases with acute malaria.