Unusual co-infection of severe malaria by Plasmodium vivax and dengue virus in Mexico.
Trop Biomed
; 39(4): 575-578, 2022 Dec 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-36602218
ABSTRACT
Malaria and dengue fever are among the most common mosquito-borne diseases worldwide; however, reports of coinfection are rare. We present a case of severe malaria and dengue coinfection in a 16-yearold female patient presenting with fever, thrombocytopenia, pleural effusion, myopericarditis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Dengue infection was confirmed by the presence of immunoglobin M antibodies and nonstructural protein 1, while malaria was confirmed by the presence of Plasmodium vivax in thick and thin blood smears. This is the first report of a dengue/malaria coinfection in Mexico.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
3_ND
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Communicable Diseases
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Malaria, Vivax
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Dengue
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Dengue Virus
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Coinfection
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Malaria
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Adolescent
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Animals
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Female
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Mexico
Language:
En
Journal:
Trop Biomed
Year:
2022
Document type:
Article