Co-infection with plasmodium falciparum and COVID-19 with lethal outcome. First clinical case from Bulgaria.

Autor: Velev V; University Hospital 'Prof. Iv. Kirov', Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria., Atanassova M; Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital 'St. Anna', Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria., Aksentieva Y; Infectious Disease Unit, University Hospital 'St. Anna', Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria., Ahmet FM; Intensive Care Unit, University Hospital 'St. Anna', Medical University of Sofia, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria., Yordanova R; University Hospital 'Prof. Iv. Kirov', Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria., Harizanov R; Depatment of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, National Centre of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Oxford medical case reports [Oxf Med Case Reports] 2024 Apr 25; Vol. 2024 (4), pp. omae048. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 25 (Print Publication: 2024).
DOI: 10.1093/omcr/omae048
Abstrakt: The symptoms of COVID-19 include febrility and mainly catarrhal symptoms. In severe cases, patients present with progression to lower respiratory tract and acute respiratory distress (ARDS) and multi-organ dysfunction. Malaria caused by P. falciparum is a severe, endemic parasitosis, mainly in Africa. In some cases, it can be complicated with ARDS. We present a case of a patient who returned from Nigeria with respiratory symptoms, in which both COVID-19 infection and tropical malaria were proven; with a fatal outcome.
Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing.
(© The Author(s) 2024. Published by Oxford University Press.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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