Haematemesis: An Uncommon
Presenting Symptom of Plasmodium Falciparum Malaria
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Correspondence
Dr. Peter George,
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine,
Father Muller Medical College, Father Muller Road,
Mangalore - 575002, India.
Phone: +91 9845177660, +91 824 2238000
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E-mail: drpetergeorge2002@yahoo.com
Plasmodium falciparum malaria with complications is a challenge for the clinicians worldwide, especially when it presents with rare manifestations. Haematological abnormalities and coagulopathy are the well documented complications in malaria. Rarely does malaria present with bleeding. We are reporting a 20 years old man who presented with haematemesis as the presenting symptom of falciparum malaria. In the review of literature, there are reports of haematemesis in malaria, but none of it as a presenting symptom.