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ArticleParasitology research2012

Unusual presentation of Plasmodium vivax: a neglected human malaria parasite.

Vivek B Kute, Jitendra G Goswami, Aruna V Vanikar, Pankaj R Shah, Manoj R Gumber, Himanshu V Patel, Kamal V Kanodia, Hargovind L Trivedi

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Article in Parasitology research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Vivek B KuteDepartment of Nephrology and Clinical Transplantation, Institute of Kidney Diseases and Research Center, Dr. H.L. Trivedi Institute of Transplantation Sciences (IKDRC-ITS), Civil Hospital Campus, Asarwa, Ahmedabad, 380016, Gujarat, India. drvivekkute@rediffmail.com
Jitendra G Goswami
Aruna V Vanikar
Pankaj R Shah
Manoj R Gumber
Himanshu V Patel
Kamal V Kanodia
Hargovind L Trivedi
Institute of Transplantation Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Severe and complicated malaria is usually caused by Plasmodium falciparum malaria (PF) but it has been increasingly observed that Plasmodium vivax malaria (PV), which was otherwise considered to be benign malaria, with a low case-fatality ratio, can also occasionally result in severe disease as with PF malaria. There is an urgent need to re-examine the clinical spectrum and burden of PV so that adequate control measures can be implemented against this emerging but neglected disease. We report a case of severe PV malaria with multi-organ dysfunction. Patients exhibited acute kidney injury, severe anemia/thrombocytopenia, jaundice, hypoglycemia, hyponatremia, and pulmonary edema. Peripheral blood microscopy by trained and expert pathologist and rapid diagnostic test showed the presence of PV and absence of PF. The patient recovered completely with anti-malarial drugs, supportive measures, and hemodialysis.Recent microrheologic research that analyzed malaria severity in PV clearly demonstrated enhanced aggregation, erythrocyte clumping, and reduced deformability affecting microcirculation. Our case report highlights the fact that PV malaria is benign by name but not always by nature. PV can lead to unusual and potentially life-threatening complications. Further large-scale multi-centric studies are needed to define this less known entity.

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AdolescentAntimalarialsFemaleHumansMalaria, VivaxMicroscopyNeglected DiseasesParasitemiaPlasmodium vivaxTreatment OutcomeAntimalarials

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