Open AccessMalarial pancreatitis: Case report and systematic review of the literature
Author(s) -
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal,
Ritesh Agarwal,
Digambar Behera,
Sahajal Dhooria
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.4103/0972-5229.171414
Subject(s) - medicine , malaria , acute pancreatitis , pancreatitis , intensive care medicine , complication , multiorgan failure , plasmodium falciparum , severe malaria , conservative management , pediatrics , surgery , immunology
Malaria can cause a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations ranging from uncomplicated febrile illness to multiorgan failure. Pancreatitis is a rare complication of malaria with only a few reported cases. Herein, we describe a case of acute pancreatitis with multiorgan failure due to Plasmodium falciparum managed successfully with antimalarials and conservative treatment. We also perform a systematic review of literature for reports of acute pancreatitis due to Plasmodium infection.