Acute respiratory distress syndrome in Plasmodium vivax malaria in traveler returning from Venezuela.

Respiratory symptoms and signs are reported in
4% to 18% of the cases with uncomplicated
Plasmodium falciparum malaria and are also a major
feature in severe malaria. Plasmodium vivax malaria
seldom results in pulmonary damage, and pulmonary
complications are exceedingly rare. We report
a case of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
(ARDS) complicating infection with P vivax malaria
from Venezuela.