title: Acute myocarditis in vivax malaria: an extremely rare complication.
abstract: We report on the occurrence of pulmonary oedema due to acute myocarditis in an adolescent girl, from the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, with Plasmodium vivax infection after parasite clearance. Apart from pancytopenia, there were no other features of severe malaria. With the emergence of literature about the complications encountered in P. vivax, especially from this region, a high index of suspicion for unusual cardiovascular manifestations is necessary in cases with acute malaria.
authors: Department of General Medicine, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, HIHT University, Dehradun, India. sohadia@hotmail.com
authors: Sohaib
authors: S
authors: Ahmad
authors: Minakshi
authors: M
authors: Dhar
authors: Shilpa
authors: S
authors: Bishnoi
authors: Nadia
authors: N
authors: Shirazi
authors: Nowneet K
authors: NK
authors: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000150:complications*; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000209:etiology*; D010198:Pancytopenia / Q000209:etiology; D010966:Plasmodium vivax; D011654:Pulmonary Edema / Q000209:etiology*