Open AccessFalciparum malaria mimicking acute myocardial infarction
Author(s) -
Manish Ruhela,
Gaurav Khandelwal,
Samiksha Gupta,
Agam Bansal,
Nidhi Gyanchandani
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_229_18
Subject(s) - medicine , myocardial infarction , malaria , cardiology , pericarditis , acute pericarditis , electrocardiography , plasmodium falciparum , st elevation , pathology
Severe malaria is a concerning problem in developing country and is mostly due to Plasmodium Falciparum. Common organs involved are liver, central nervous system, lungs, kidneys, and vasculature. Cardiac involvement is very rare and is mostly underestimated. Cardiac involvement occurs in the form of myocardial dysfunction, arrhythmia, and ventricular systolic dysfunction. This is the rare case of acute pericarditis due to plasmodium falciparum mimicking as inferolateral ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to suggestive electrocardiography (ECG) findings.