Plasmodium vivax malaria with thrombocytopenia presenting as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in an elderly male

  • Dr. Nakul Kadam Residents, Department of Medicine, Dr. J.N. Medical College, DMIMS University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. Sourya Acharya Professor, Department of Medicine, Dr. J.N. Medical College, DMIMS University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. Samarth Shukla Professor, department of Pathology, Dr. J.N. Medical College, DMIMS University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. Apoorva Gupta Professor, Department of Pathology, Dr. J.N. Medical College, DMIMS University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
  • Dr. Sanket Vaspute Residents, Department of Medicine, Dr. J.N. Medical College, DMIMS University, Sawangi (M), Wardha, Maharashtra, India
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i01.021
Keywords: Plasmoidium vivax, Falciparum, Thrombocytopenia, Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)

Abstract

It is of common belief that plasmodium vivax causes benign malaria. But there are lots of evidence now available to suggest that it can cause complicated malaria, even cerebral malaria like plasmodium falciparum. We present a case of an elderly male who presented to us with drowsiness and later diagnosed as having subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) due to severe thrombocytopenia caused by plasmodium vivax infection.

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Plasmodium vivax malaria with thrombocytopenia presenting as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in an elderly male
CITATION
DOI: 10.17511/ijmrr.2016.i01.021
Published: 2016-01-31
How to Cite
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Kadam N, Acharya S, Shukla S, Gupta A, Vaspute S. Plasmodium vivax malaria with thrombocytopenia presenting as Subarachnoid Hemorrhage in an elderly male. Int J Med Res Rev [Internet]. 2016Jan.31 [cited 2024Apr.19];4(1):129-30. Available from: https://ijmrr.medresearch.in/index.php/ijmrr/article/view/443
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Vol 4 No 1 (2016): JANUARY
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Case Report