The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 2012-07-01

Tetany with Plasmodium falciparum infection.

P S Singh, Neha Singh

Index: J. Assoc. Physicians India 60 , 57-8, (2012)

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Abstract

Plasmodium falciparum is a malarial infection with high morbidity and wide spectrum of atypical presentation. Here we report an unusual presentation of malaria as tetany with alteration in calcium,phosphate and magnesium metabolism Hypocalcaemia in malaria can cause prolonged Q-Tc interval which could be arisk factor for quinine cardiotoxicity and sudden death Hence monitoring of serum calcium in severe malarial infection and cautious use of quinine in such patients is very important in management