A Case of Vivax Malaria with Seizure and Shock.
- Author:
Sang Goo YOON
1
;
Min Hwan KIM
;
Eun Sook JUNG
;
Kum Hyun HAN
;
Yee Gyung KWAK
;
Chong Rae CHO
;
Tae Hyun UM
;
Eu Suk KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea. philmed@ilsanpaik.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malaria;
Plasmodium vivax;
Cerebral malaria
- MeSH:
Humans;
Hydroxychloroquine;
Malaria;
Malaria, Cerebral;
Malaria, Vivax*;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Parasites;
Plasmodium vivax;
Polymerase Chain Reaction;
Republic of Korea;
Seizures*;
Shock*
- From:
Infection and Chemotherapy
2007;39(4):226-229
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Vivax malaria reemerged in the Republic of Korea in 1993. Vivax malaria is generally a benign disease with few severe complications. Even in the worldwide literature, there is only a small number of case reports on severe complications in vivax malaria. We report a unique case of P. vivax infection complicated by seizure and shock. A 58 year-old male showed generalized tonic-clonic seizure and shock after P. vivax infection. The species of malarial parasite was identified using peripheral blood film examination and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). He successfully recovered after treatment with hydroxychloroquine.
