Case report: Malaria and hepatitis E coinfection—first experience with such imported entity in Serbia
Aleksandar Ranković,
Maja Cvetanović,
Jelena Miladinović
et al.
Abstract:Acute hepatitis E virus (HEV) and malaria are not rare infections in tropical countries; however, in the European continent, such imported entity has not been reported up to now. Herein, we report a 24-year-old male suffering from malaria and hepatitis E, who was admitted with acute hepatic failure dark colored urine, followed by coagulation and inflammation parameters increase. Blood smear analysis revealed the presence of Plasmodium falciparum, while serological tests revealed anti-HEV IgM antibodies. After … Show more
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