Late onset acute pancreatitis in P. falciparum malaria – an adverse reaction to intravenous artesunate?

Malaria is a potentially life-threatening disease caused by Plasmodium spp. which are transmitted by female Anopheles mosquitoes. Plasmodium falciparum infection has a high mortality if untreated, but it has an excellent prognosis if diagnosed early and treated appropriately [1]. We report late onset pancreatitis occurring after treatment for severe P. falciparum malaria which was thought to be drug induced.