Unusual co-infection of severe malaria by Plasmodium vivax and dengue virus in Mexico
Tropical Biomedicine
;
: 575-578, 2022.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-961875
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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Mexico
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English
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Tropical Biomedicine
Year:
2022
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