Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Falciparum Malaria: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Cardiac Involvement in Malaria

Authors

  • N Chaudhary Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Universal college of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa,
  • N Verma Senior Resident, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
  • BD Bhatia Head Department of Paediatrics, Universal college of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • BK Gupta Assistant Professor, Department of Paediatrics, Universal college of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • N Kabiraj Post Graduate Resident, Department of Paediatrics, Universal college of Medical Sciences & Teaching Hospital, Bhairahawa
  • R Lodha Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i3.8766

Abstract

Malaria is an important cause of death in both children and adults, especially in tropical countries like India1. Nearly one third cases of malaria are reported from South Asia where majority (65%) of them are from India alone 1,2. If undiagnosed and untreated promptly, falciparum malaria can be an important cause for high case fatality rate. Cerebral malaria is one of the commonest causes of death in children1. Although involvement of myocardium and cardiac failure is rare, few cases have been reported in literature. We report a 10-year old male child diagnosed as falciparum malaria with severe left ventricular dysfunction.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i3.8766

Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences Vol.1(3) 2013: 53-55

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2013-09-28

How to Cite

Chaudhary, N., Verma, N., Bhatia, B., Gupta, B., Kabiraj, N., & Lodha, R. (2013). Severe Left Ventricular Dysfunction in Falciparum Malaria: A Case Report and Review of Literature on Cardiac Involvement in Malaria. Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, 1(3), 53–55. https://doi.org/10.3126/jucms.v1i3.8766

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Vol. 1 No. 3 (2013)

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Case Reports

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