A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation)
Plasmodium falciparum, the commonest cause of severe malaria in children, is an important cause of mortality in developing nations like Nepal. Duodenal perforation in a case of complicated malaria, although a rare entity, can occur in children. Early diagnosis, proper medical treatment, and early su...
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| description | Plasmodium falciparum, the commonest cause of severe malaria in children, is an important cause of mortality in developing nations like Nepal. Duodenal perforation in a case of complicated malaria, although a rare entity, can occur in children. Early diagnosis, proper medical treatment, and early surgical repair can be a lifesaving measure in such cases. Here, we report a case of a 5-year-old male child with falciparum malaria complicated by a duodenal perforation that was successively managed with appropriate antimalarial drugs and early surgical repair. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9e57c6af97bb412daf62feff8268f51f2025-02-03T01:10:46ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112016-01-01201610.1155/2016/30921303092130A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation)Tika Ram Bhandari0Sudha Shahi1Rajesh Poudel2Nagendra Chaudhary3Department of General Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa 32900, NepalDepartment of ENT, National Academy of Medical Sciences, Kathmandu 44600, NepalDepartment of General Surgery, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa 32900, NepalDepartment of Pediatrics, Universal College of Medical Sciences, Bhairahawa 32900, NepalPlasmodium falciparum, the commonest cause of severe malaria in children, is an important cause of mortality in developing nations like Nepal. Duodenal perforation in a case of complicated malaria, although a rare entity, can occur in children. Early diagnosis, proper medical treatment, and early surgical repair can be a lifesaving measure in such cases. Here, we report a case of a 5-year-old male child with falciparum malaria complicated by a duodenal perforation that was successively managed with appropriate antimalarial drugs and early surgical repair.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3092130 |
| spellingShingle | Tika Ram Bhandari Sudha Shahi Rajesh Poudel Nagendra Chaudhary A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation) Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation) |
| title_full | A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation) |
| title_fullStr | A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation) |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation) |
| title_short | A Child with Severe Malaria Presenting with Acute Surgical Abdomen (Duodenal Perforation) |
| title_sort | child with severe malaria presenting with acute surgical abdomen duodenal perforation |
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