Unusual presentation of Plasmodium vivax malaria with severe thrombocytopenia and acute renal failure

作者:Kaur Dilpreet; Wasir Vani; Gulati Sheffali; Bagga Arvind
来源:Journal of Tropical Pediatrics, 2007, 53(3): 210-212.
DOI:10.1093/tropej/fml092

摘要

Renal failure and uremic encephalopathy are rare findings in Plasmodium Vivax malaria. Thrombocytopenia is also an unusual manifestation of A vivax malaria. This report highlights the occurrence of these rare manifestations in an 8-year-old boy who presented to us with fever, rash and progressive deterioration of renal functions.