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Journal of Case Reports
A Fatal combination of HIV and Falciparum Malaria
Sivakumar Periyasamy, Nayyar Iqbal, Sanjoy George, Kevin John
From the Department of General Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry-605014, India.
Corresponding Author:
Dr. Nayyar Iqbal
Email:  drinayyar@gmail.com 
Received: 24-OCT-2014 Accepted: 05-DEC-2014 Published Online: 25-DEC-2014
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17659/01.2014.0127
Abstract
Severe falciparum malaria is a medical emergency with high mortality rate. HIV co-infection not only adds to the severity of illness and mortality but also contributes to the decreased effectiveness of the treatment. We report 40 year old male of severe falciparum malaria with HIV co-infection, who presented with altered sensorium, severe intravascular hemolysis and acute renal failure with parasite index of more than 10%. Although, he was treated with artesunate, clindamycin and hemodialysis, he succumbed to his illness.
Keywords : Falciparum malaria, HIV Infections, Acute Kidney Injury, Plasmodium falciparum, Parasites, Humans.
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