Dengue-malaria coinfection by Plasmodium falciparum in a schoolchild



Título del documento: Dengue-malaria coinfection by Plasmodium falciparum in a schoolchild
Revista: Revista médica del Hospital General de México
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000439518
ISSN: 0185-1063
Autors: 1
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Institucions: 1Universidad Militar Nueva Granada, Facultad de Medicina, Bogotá. Colombia
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Període: Ene-Mar
Volum: 83
Número: 1
Paginació: 33-37
País: México
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés Dengue, yellow fever, malaria, and leishmaniasis are vector-borne infections. Objective: The objective of the study was to present a clinical case of severe malaria and dengue coinfection. Materials and methods: This was a descriptive study with the presentation of the clinical history and literature review. Results: A 10-year-old patient was admitted to the Hospital Militar Central in Bogotá, diagnosed with severe malaria by Plasmodium falciparum and dengue. He received intravenous fluids, acetaminophen, and three artemether-lumefantrine tablets every 12 h for 3 days. A literature review was done and the case findings were compared with what was published in databases. Conclusion: Malaria and dengue are frequent in tropical zones, but the probability of coinfection is low due to the variable presentation of these two diseases, and their prevalence depends on local endemicity
Disciplines Medicina
Paraules clau: Salud pública,
Microbiología,
Dengue,
Paludismo,
Coinfecciones,
Endemicidad
Keyword: Public health,
Microbiology,
Dengue,
Malaria,
Coinfections,
Endemicity
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