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
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- ejection fraction
- sleep quality
- early onset
- chronic kidney disease
- mechanical ventilation
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- oxidative stress
- climate change
- respiratory failure
- prognostic factors
- case report
- intensive care unit
- depressive symptoms
- hepatitis b virus