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KMID : 0984720070390040226
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Infection and Chemotherapy
2007 Volume.39 No. 4 p.226 ~ p.229
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A Case of Vivax Malaria with Seizure and Shock
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Yoon Sang-Goo
Kim Min-Hwan
Jung Eun-Sook
Han Kum-Hyun
Kwak Yee-Gyung
Cho Chong-Rae
Um Tae-Hyun
Kim Eu-Suk
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Abstract
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Vivax malaria reemerged in the Republic of Korea in 1993. Vivax malaria is generally a benign disease with few severe complications. Even in the worldwide literature, there is only a small number of case reports on severe complications in vivax malaria. We report a unique case of P. vivax infection complicated by seizure and shock. A 58 year-old male showed generalized tonic-clonic seizure and shock after P. vivax infection. The species of malarial parasite was identified using peripheral blood film examination and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). He successfully recovered after treatment with hydroxychloroquine.
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KEYWORD
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Malaria, Plasmodium vivax, Cerebral malaria
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