P.Vivax Malaria: A Benign Disease with Emerging

Background: Malaria is an endemic disease in India. It is a mosquito-borne infectious disease caused by genus Plasmodium. Complications usually occur with P.falciparum, its occurrence has been rarely reported in cases of P. vivax malaria. We observe 107 patients with P.vivax malaria who developed complications in the form of Thrombocytopenia, Acute kidney injury, hyperbillirubinemia & cerebral malaria, a rare presentation in P.vivax malaria. Objectives: As the burden of P.vivax malaria is progressively increasing in community this study has been carried out to find out various complications in P.vivax malaria which is considered as a benign entity. Methods: We prospectively enrolled 150 patients hospitalized in C.U.Shah hospital of P.vivax infection on initial microscopy with complications over a two year period. Hematological, biochemical, serological, radiological investigations are performed to identify complications.