Multi-system failure in Plasmodium vivax malaria: report of a case.

Many life-threatening complications, such as acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), acute renal failure, cerebral malaria, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), and severe malaria are well-recognized in patients with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria (Warren et al, 1990). In contrast, most P. vivax infections are relatively mild and run a benign course (Wickramasinghe, 1981).