Tehran University of Medical Sciences Iranian Journal of Parasitology 1735-7020 13 2 2018 06 25 323 327 Yunsheng ZHAO Dept. of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China Xia WU Dept. of Clinical Laboratory, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province, China Fei LIAO College of Laboratory Medicine, Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China 2018 06 25 2018 06 25 A rare severe case of the coinfection of cerebral falciparum malaria and dengue is reported in this paper. The patient was a 50 yr old male in the north of China, who returned from Uganda not long ago and suffered unconsciousness after fever for 4 d before the falciparum malaria and dengue infection was diagnosed via blood smear microscopy, RT-PCR and serology, although the antimalarial and symptomatic treatment was carried out, ultimately the patients died of septic shock because of multiple organ dysfunctions. This case report showed such a coinfection was prone to cause severe acute consequence. The timely diagnosis and delicate treatment are crucial for prognosis of patients https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/2219 https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/download/2219/844