Co-infection with plasmodium falciparum and COVID-19 with lethal outcome. First clinical case from Bulgaria.
Valeri VelevMaria AtanassovaYana AksentievaFatme Melbahtin AhmetRalitsa YordanovaRumen HarizanovPublished in: Oxford medical case reports (2024)
The symptoms of COVID-19 include febrility and mainly catarrhal symptoms. In severe cases, patients present with progression to lower respiratory tract and acute respiratory distress (ARDS) and multi-organ dysfunction. Malaria caused by P. falciparum is a severe, endemic parasitosis, mainly in Africa. In some cases, it can be complicated with ARDS. We present a case of a patient who returned from Nigeria with respiratory symptoms, in which both COVID-19 infection and tropical malaria were proven; with a fatal outcome.
Keyphrases
- plasmodium falciparum
- respiratory tract
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- end stage renal disease
- early onset
- ejection fraction
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- newly diagnosed
- sleep quality
- mechanical ventilation
- chronic kidney disease
- liver failure
- peritoneal dialysis
- climate change
- respiratory failure
- oxidative stress
- case report
- patient reported outcomes
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- aortic dissection