A complicated case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with symmetrical peripheral gangrene with a review of literature

Authors

  • Rohan S Sequeira
  • Manju B Wadikhaye
  • Sham P Kamble
  • Ashwini M Ronghe
  • Amol R Bhore
  • Parag H Rahatekar
  • Sandeep Kumar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2016.v02.i03.004

Keywords:

Complicated malaria, Gangrene, Plasmodium falciparum, Peripheral gangrene

Abstract

Malaria causes nearly one million deaths each year and with its recent re-emergence, several fatal complications are seen such as cerebral malaria, hypotension or shock, renal failure, pulmonary oedema/adult respiratory distress syndrome, and hypoglycaemia. Symmetric peripheral gangrene (SPG) is a severe but extremely rare complication of malaria. It has a rapid and sudden onset leading to necrosis which cannot be reversed. A 26 year old male was admitted and treated for complicated malaria and developed SPG. He was given intravenous artesunate, doxycyline, clopidogrel and acetyl salicyclic acid for the gangrene; however, he went into multiple organ dysfunction syndrome and septic shock and thus could not be resuscitated. We report this case to highlight that physicians treating malaria should always look for these signs for timely correction and to improve the patient outcome.

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Published

2016-09-27

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Case Report

How to Cite

A complicated case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria with symmetrical peripheral gangrene with a review of literature. (2016). Indian Journal of Case Reports, 2(3), 58-61. https://doi.org/10.32677/IJCR.2016.v02.i03.004

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