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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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Falciparum malaria mimicking acute myocardial infarction
Manish Ruhela, Gaurav Khandelwal, Samiksha Gupta, Agam Bansal, Nidhi Gyanchandani
Department of Cardiology, AIIMS, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Gaurav Khandelwal
Department. of Cardiology AIIMS Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh - 462 020
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_229_18
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Severe malaria is a concerning problem in developing country and is mostly due to Plasmodium Falciparum. Common organs involved are liver, central nervous system, lungs, kidneys, and vasculature. Cardiac involvement is very rare and is mostly underestimated. Cardiac involvement occurs in the form of myocardial dysfunction, arrhythmia, and ventricular systolic dysfunction. This is the rare case of acute pericarditis due to plasmodium falciparum mimicking as inferolateral ST elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) due to suggestive electrocardiography (ECG) findings.
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