Falciparum malaria presenting as acute pancreatitis.

Falciparum malaria is a protozoan disease caused by Plasmodium falciparum transmitted by the bite of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. This is a very common disorder in the tropics associated with myriad complications. We are presenting here acute pancreatitis as a sole presentation in a 35-yr old tribal man infected with falciparum malaria with high parasitemia. Acute pancreatitis is a well-known complication of falciparum malaria but it was rare because it was only presentation even after high parasitemia without any other system involvement. Only few reports are available regarding this.