INTERMITTENT FEVER IN MALARIA FALCIPARUM AND DENGUE HAEMORRAGHIC FEVER CO-INFECTION AT DIAN HUSADA HOSPITAL MOJOKERTO, CASE REPORT

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Fever is a clinical sign of illness in reaction to infection. Dengue infection has a pattern depends on the phase meanwhile intermittent fever is fever for several hours during the day seen in Malaria. Malaria falciparum has quotidian pattern. Mr.MG 19-years-old Papuan native came to ER of Dian Husada Hospital presented with features of dengue hemorraghic fever grade I. He was treated with fluid therapy and supportive but there aren’t significant changes until 3rd day of treatment. The internist decided to check microscopy of blood smears revealed Plasmodium falciparum. The patient was treated anti malarial gradually improved. Fever is a symptom of many diseases. As a clinician, we have to understand the pattern of fever to guide us for diagnostic procedure.