Síndrome de distrés respiratorio agudo por Plasmodium vivax con coinfección de tuberculosis pulmonar en época de pandemia por covid-19. Reporte de caso

Abstract

Adult respiratory distress syndrome is a common cause of admission to the intensive care unit, which has been related to high morbidity, mortality and costs. Malaria is a disease mainly caused by Plasmodium falciparum infection and occasionally by Plasmodium vivax. We report the case of a 53-year-old patient who presents with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to Plasmodium vivax and coinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The diagnosis was made by microbiological and molecular studies respectively. From a clinical perspective, this case represents a diagnostic challenge since it occurs during the SARS CoV-2/covid-19 virus pandemic, being this the main an etiology of adult respiratory distress syndrome during the period of time when our case presented, leaving the microorganisms described in our patient to the minority of causes of adult respiratory distress syndrome.