1.Unusual co-infection of severe malaria by Plasmodium vivax and dengue virus in Mexico
Queb-Pech, N.M. ; Nú ; ñ ; ez-Oreza, L.A. ; Estrada-Mé ; ndez, A. ; Tamay-Segovia, P. ; Collí ; -Heredia, J.P. ; Blum-Domí ; nguez, S.C.
Tropical Biomedicine 2022;39(No.4):575-578
Malaria and dengue fever are among the most common mosquito-borne diseases worldwide; however,
reports of coinfection are rare. 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.
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