Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation
Dengue and malaria are both endemic in South Asia and represent a major public health burden in this region. Though there have been some case reports of concurrent infection with dengue and malaria, yet there are only few cases of such infections reported from South Asia. Here, we present a case of...
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| description | Dengue and malaria are both endemic in South Asia and represent a major public health burden in this region. Though there have been some case reports of concurrent infection with dengue and malaria, yet there are only few cases of such infections reported from South Asia. Here, we present a case of a young male returning from a dengue endemic area who tested positive for the virus along with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum. In view of the severity of coinfection (Epelboin et al., 2012), overlapping symptoms, and a challenging obscurity of diagnosis, a multidimensional diagnostic approach is suggested. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ea7c9503c5344819a6ab378722d6aa772025-02-03T01:12:11ZengWileyCase Reports in Medicine1687-96271687-96352013-01-01201310.1155/2013/520181520181Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual PresentationMohsin Bin Mushtaq0Mehmood I. Qadri1Aaliya Rashid2Sher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College Hospital, Srinagar 190002, IndiaSher-e-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences, Medical College Hospital, Srinagar 190002, IndiaAl-Kabir Medical Center, Srinagar 190002, IndiaDengue and malaria are both endemic in South Asia and represent a major public health burden in this region. Though there have been some case reports of concurrent infection with dengue and malaria, yet there are only few cases of such infections reported from South Asia. Here, we present a case of a young male returning from a dengue endemic area who tested positive for the virus along with Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum. In view of the severity of coinfection (Epelboin et al., 2012), overlapping symptoms, and a challenging obscurity of diagnosis, a multidimensional diagnostic approach is suggested.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/520181 |
| spellingShingle | Mohsin Bin Mushtaq Mehmood I. Qadri Aaliya Rashid Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation Case Reports in Medicine |
| title | Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_full | Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_fullStr | Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_short | Concurrent Infection with Dengue and Malaria: An Unusual Presentation |
| title_sort | concurrent infection with dengue and malaria an unusual presentation |
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