Asian Journal of Medical Sciences (Sep 2022)

Myocarditis associated with malarial fever: An unusual presentation

  • Anoop Kumar ,
  • Prachi Garg ,
  • Jai Prakash ,
  • Gaurav Arya ,
  • Kirti Berwal ,
  • Ekal Arora

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v13i9.44940
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 9
pp. 258 – 260

Abstract

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Malaria is endemic in India and complicated malaria is usually caused by Plasmodium (P) falciparum, but Plasmodium vivax can also cause life-threatening conditions in some cases. We report one such case of 47 years male presenting with myocarditis associated with P. vivax malaria.

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