Plasmodium vivax malaria presenting with severe thrombocytopenia.
Haematological changes are common in malaria. Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in falciparum infection but rare in Plasmodium vivax. We report a case of 7-year-old male patient presenting with fever, petechial rash, and platelet counts of 6 x 10(9)/l due to Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Aggarwal
Anju
A
Department of Paediatrics, University College of Medical Sciences, Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, Delhi, India. a_anju@vsnl.net
Rath
Suman
S
Shashiraj
D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000628:therapy