Co-infection with plasmodium falciparum and COVID-19 with lethal outcome. First clinical case from Bulgaria
Valeri Velev1, Maria Atanassova2, Yana Aksentieva3
1University Hospital "Prof. Iv. Kirov", Department of Infectious Diseases, Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Sofia, Sofia, Bulgaria.
Oxford Medical Case Reports
|April 29, 2024
Abstract:
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.
