A case series of splenic infarction during acute malaria in northwest Rajasthan, India. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene [Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg] Journal article | | Title | A case series of splenic infarction during acute malaria in northwest Rajasthan, India. | | Author(s) | Gupta BK, Sharma K, Nayak KC, Agrawal TD, Binani A, Purohit VP, Kochar DK | | Institution | Department of Medicine, S.P. Medical College, Bikaner, Rajasthan, India. | | Source | Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg 2009 Aug 24. | | Abstract | Malaria is a rare cause of splenic infarction. Only a few cases have been reported worldwide, mostly associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection. Here we report a series of four acute malaria patients with splenic infarction, two with P. vivax infection, one with P. falciparum and one with a mixed infection (P. vivax and P. falciparum). This small case series suggests that if a patient with malaria is complaining of left upper quadrant abdominal pain, pleuritic left lower chest pain and/or enlarging tender splenomegaly during treatment, splenic infarct should be suspected and managed accordingly to avoid further life-threatening complications. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19709707 |
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