Plasmodium vivax malaria and Hepatitis A: A rare co-infection

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Kumar, Rakesh | Sharma, Dhrubajyoti | Baranwal, Arun K. | Singh, Meenu

Affiliations: Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India

Note: [] Correspondence: Dr. Rakesh Kumar, M.D., Advanced Pediatric Centre, PGIMER, Chandigarh 160012, India. Tel.: +91 172 2755338; +91 9914208480; Fax: +91 172 2744401; E-mail: drangural@yahoo.com

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.

Keywords: Plasmodium vivax, malaria, hepatitis A, co-infection, acute hepatic failure

DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2011-0285

Journal: Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 55-57, 2011