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Pain in back and chest after malaria treatment. Normal?

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Patient's Query

Hi doctor,

I recently had malaria and the symptoms I first got was back pain. It stopped for a while. I was given Dynapar and Lonart to keep me stable. That was a few days ago and I have been getting this strong back pain that also hurt the chest. At times, it hurts when I breathe.

Hi,

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Every infective pathology after getting resolved creates a post-infectious syndrome. In your case, it is a post-malaria syndrome. You can take painkillers for it. Take tablet Combiflam once or twice a day. Secondly, if it persists long or it is still worrying you, you can have a USG (whole abdomen) done to look for spleen size that sometimes may cause dull-aching pain.

Answered byDr. Shobhit Shah

Medically reviewed byiCliniq medical review team

Published At February 28, 2017
Reviewed AtMarch 21, 2025

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