severe cerebral falciparum malaria with dengue coinfection: a case report

A rare severe case of the coinfection of cerebral falciparum malaria and dengue is reported in this paper. the patient was a 50 yr old male in the north of china, who returned from uganda not long ago and suffered unconsciousness after fever for 4 d before the falciparum malaria and dengue infection was diagnosed via blood smear microscopy, rt-pcr and serology, although the antimalarial and symptomatic treatment was carried out, ultimately the patients died of septic shock because of multiple organ dysfunctions. this case report showed such a coinfection was prone to cause severe acute consequence. the timely diagnosis and delicate treatment are crucial for prognosis of patients.