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- Title
Severe Cerebral Falciparum Malaria with Dengue Coinfection: A Case Report.
- Authors
ZHAO, Yunsheng; WU, Xia; LIAO, Fei
- Abstract
A rare severe case of the coinfection of cerebral falciparum malaria and dengue is reported in this paper. The patient was a 50 yr old male in the north of China, who returned from Uganda not long ago and suffered unconsciousness after fever for 4 d before the falciparum malaria and dengue infection was diagnosed via blood smear microscopy, RT-PCR and serology, although the antimalarial and symptomatic treatment was carried out, ultimately the patients died of septic shock because of multiple organ dysfunctions. This case report showed such a coinfection was prone to cause severe acute consequence. The timely diagnosis and delicate treatment are crucial for prognosis of patients.
- Subjects
MIXED infections; LOSS of consciousness; POLYMERASE chain reaction; DYSFUNCTIONAL families; PROGNOSIS
- Publication
Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2018, Vol 13, Issue 2, p323
- ISSN
1735-7020
- Publication type
Article