Unusual co-infection of severe malaria by Plasmodium vivax and dengue virus in Mexico

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.PMID:36602218 | DOI:10.47665/tb.39.4.014

Source: Tropical Biomedicine - January 5, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: N M Queb-Pech L A N úñez-Oreza A Estrada-M éndez P Tamay-Segovia J P Coll í-Heredia S C Blum-Dom ínguez Source Type: research