title: A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation).
abstract: Plasmodium falciparum, the commonest cause of severe malaria in children, is an important cause of mortality in developing nations like Nepal. Duodenal perforation in a case of complicated malaria, although a rare entity, can occur in children. Early diagnosis, proper medical treatment, and early surgical repair can be a lifesaving measure in such cases. Here, we report a case of a 5-year-old male child withfalciparummalaria complicated by a duodenal perforation that was successively managed with appropriate antimalarial drugs and early surgical repair.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa 32900, Nepal.
authors.forename: Tika Ram
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-4424-5598
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Bhandari
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal.
authors.forename: Sudha
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-5080-5673
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shahi
authors.affiliation: Department of General Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa 32900, Nepal.
authors.forename: Rajesh
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3523-3050
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Poudel
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa 32900, Nepal.
authors.forename: Nagendra
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3216-8671
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chaudhary