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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2011; 06(01): 055-057
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0285
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0285
Plasmodium vivax malaria and Hepatitis A: A rare co-infection
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Publication History
02 April 2010
20 September 2010
Publication Date:
28 July 2015 (online)
Abstract
A 3-year-old male child presented with severe complicated Plasmodium vivax malaria with acute hepatic failure. Patient also had positive IgM antibody for Hepatitis A. Patient died of severe coagulopathy and bleeding. This case report documents a confirmed co- infection, which has not been hitherto reported in English literature to the best of our knowledge.