Unusual presentation of vivax malaria with anaemia, thrombocytopenia, jaundice, renal disturbance, and melena: a report from malang, a nonendemic area in indonesia

Loeki Enggar Fitri, Teguh Wahju Sardjono, Bagus Hermansyah, Didi Candradikusuma, Nicole Berens-Riha

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    Abstract

    Most of the complications of malaria such as anaemia, thrombocytopenia, jaundice, and renal failure are commonly found in Plasmodium falciparum malaria, but the incidence of severe and complicated vivax malaria tends to be increasing. We report two cases of severe Plasmodium vivax malaria from Malang, a nonendemic area in Indonesia. Patients exhibited anaemia, thrombocytopenia, jaundice, renal disturbance, and melena. Microscopic peripheral blood examination and amplification of parasite 18s rRNA by polymerase chain reaction showed the presence of P. vivax and absence of P. falciparum. All patients responded well to antimalarial drugs.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalCase Reports in Infectious Disease
    Volume2013
    Pages (from-to)686348
    ISSN2090-6625
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2013

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