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| Issue : 2 | Page : 107-108 |
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Simultaneous presentation of Plasmodium vivax malaria in two siblings following visit to an endemic area: An uncommon presentation
Thirunavukkarasu A Babu, Vijayasankar V Devagaran
Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Thirunavukkarasu A Babu
Department of Pediatrics, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry - 605 010
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2276-7096.139067
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Plasmodium vivax usually causes a benign illness in children, but a recent change in virulence has led to a drastic change in clinical spectrum. Falciparum malaria has been reported to present in family members simultaneously, but no such reports are documented for vivax malaria in the literature. The authors report two cases of P. vivax malaria presenting simultaneously in children belonging to the same family following visit to an endemic area. |
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