Plasmodium vivax myocarditis in a child

Abstract

We report the first documented case of myocarditis associated with Plasmodium vivax malaria in a child who presented with features of cerebral malaria. Clinical features of shock developing in a patient of severe Plasmodium vivax malaria, especially with stable haematocrit, should be investigated by electrocardiogram and/ or cardiac enzymes and echocardiogarphy to rule out myocarditis.