Malaria

A life-threatening parasitic disease caused by <i>Plasmodium</i> (<i>P. </i>) parasites that are transmitted by <i>Anophles</i> mosquito bites to humans and is typically clinically characterized by attacks of fever, headache, chills and vomiting.

Chest pain

An unpleasant sensation characterized by physical discomfort (such as pricking, throbbing, or aching) localized to the chest.


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24090806
 FEMALE Child
Plasmodium vivax malaria complicated by splenic infarct.
Aggarwal V, Nagpal A, Agrawal Y, Kumar V, Kanwal SK, Dhingra B.
Paediatr Int Child Health. 2014;34(1):63-5.
Physicians should suspect and investigate for this rare complication if a patient with malaria complains of left upper quadrant abdominal pain, pleuritic left lower chest pain and/or enlarging tender splenomegaly during the course of malaria infection.
24090806
 FEMALE Child
Plasmodium vivax malaria complicated by splenic infarct.
Aggarwal V, Nagpal A, Agrawal Y, Kumar V, Kanwal SK, Dhingra B.
Paediatr Int Child Health. 2014;34(1):63-5.
Physicians should suspect and investigate for this rare complication if a patient with malaria complains of left upper quadrant abdominal pain, pleuritic left lower chest pain and/or enlarging tender splenomegaly during the course of malaria infection.
19709707
 MIXED_SAMPLE Adult
A case series of splenic infarction during acute malaria in northwest Rajasthan, India.
Gupta BK, Sharma K, Nayak KC, Agrawal TD, Binani A, Purohit VP, Kochar DK.
Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2010;104(1):81-3.
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.