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Case Reports
. 2013 May;3(5):416-7.
doi: 10.1016/S2221-1691(13)60087-8.

A case of cerebral malaria and dengue concurrent infection

Anwar Alam  1 , Md Dm
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Case Reports

A case of cerebral malaria and dengue concurrent infection

Anwar Alam et al. Asian Pac J Trop Biomed. 2013 May.

Abstract

Cerebral malaria and dengue are the common infections which cause higher mortality and morbidities in every part of the world especially in India. Concurrent infection of cerebral malaria and dengue is rare entity due to different habitat of vectors and it was reported rarely from Southeast Asia. In this case report, the authors reported a case of concurrent cerebral malaria and dengue which was recovered after eight days of admission with increase in morbidity.

Keywords: Cerebral malaria; Concurrent infection; Dengue.

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Conflict of interest statement: We declare that we have no conflict of interest.

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