Fatal Myocarditis in Course of Plasmodium falciparum Infection: Case Report and Review of Cardiac Complications in Malaria

Table 1

Patient biochemical parameters detected during hospital stay.

	Normal range	Day 1	Day 2	Day 3
		(5:30 PM)	(7:00 AM)	(6:00 AM)
WBC (×10^9/L)	3.5–11.0	9.0	17.7	23.8
RBC (×10^12/L)	4.1–5.65	3.84	2.93	2.90
Haemoglobin (g/dL)	12.5–16.9	12.6	9.3	9.0
PLT (×10^9/L)	110–330	17	37	59
Creatinine (mg/dL)	<1.3	2,58	3.72	5,24
GFR (mm/h)	>90	26	17	11
Glycaemia (mg/dL)	60–126	167	144	157
Sodium (mmol/L)	135–145	136	137	143
Calcium (mg/dL)	8.5–10.5	8.1	7.7	7.8
Potassium (mmol/L)	3.3–5.0	4	4.3	4
Chloride (mmol/L)	95–110	100	102	104
Lactic dehydrogenase (lUlL)	200–420	1951	—	2479
AST (lUlL)	<37	129	110	108
ALT (lUlL)	<53	115	71	76
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.3–1.5	11.5	23.5	23.5
Direct bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.1–0.6	6.5	14.8	14.8
Creatine phosphokinase (lUlL)	<200	89	74	—
Troponin (ng/mL)	<0.07	0.0	—	—
Myoglobin (ng/mL)	<110	91	—	—
PT (seconds)	11.0–13.5	11	—	12
PTT (seconds)	25–38	36	—	33
INR	0.7–1.2	1.1	—	1.2
Fibrinogen (mg/dL)	200–400	384	—	577