Open AccessAcute myocardial infarction associated with severe Plasmodium vivax malaria
Author(s) -
Anju Dinkar,
J Singh,
Shankar P Singh
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of vector borne diseases
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.581
H-Index - 41
ISSN - 0972-9062
DOI - 10.4103/0972-9062.310872
Subject(s) - malaria , plasmodium vivax , medicine , myocardial infarction , chest pain , shock (circulatory) , intensive care medicine , public health , immunology , plasmodium falciparum , pathology
Malaria is still a major public health problem, even after many preventive strategies. Plasmodium vivax is also a major health concern now due to the addition of new unusual manifestations day by day in its clinical profile. Herewith, we report a case of a 15-yr-old male of severe P. vivax malaria (complicated with thrombocytopenia, hepatitis, acute lung injury, and shock), who developed chest pain. Later, he was confirmed to have acute myocardial infarction based on electrocardiography, cardiac enzymes, and echocardiography. PubMed and Google-based literature search found that it was the first confirmed case of this type. Fortunately, timely diagnosis and appropriate management saved his life.