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J Pediatr Infect Dis 2008; 03(02): 145-147
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556973
Case Report
Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Acute renal failure and severe thrombocytopenia in a young boy with vivax malaria

Devi dayal
a   Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Zulfikar Jabbar
b   Department of Nephrology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Selva Kumar
a   Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
,
Meenu Singh
a   Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatric Center, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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20 October 2007

03 February 2008

Publication Date:
28 July 2015 (online)

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Abstract

This 7-year-old boy presented with acute renal failure associated with Plasmodium vivax infection. In addition, he had severe thrombocytopenia. These apparently serious manifestations are rare in P. vivax malaria but respond favorably to antimalarials and supportive therapy.

Keywords

Vivax malaria - acute renal failure - thrombocytopenia