Neonatal Plasmodium vivax malaria
- Author:
Oróstegui-Pinilla, D.
;
Rodríguez-Morales, A.J.,*
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- From:Tropical Biomedicine
2011;28(2):339-342
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Congenital malaria is a condition rarely diagnosed, even in endemic countries.
This tropical disease is associated with high mortality in the absence of timely recognition
and prompt therapy, particularly when is due to Plasmodium falciparum, however Plasmodium
vivax can also lead to relevant morbidity and mortality. We report an unusual case of a 19-
day-old male newborn with neonatal vivax malaria, suspected primarily on the basis of
positive maternal history, which presented with low birth weight, thrombocytopenia and a
significant parasitemia. He responded satisfactorily to chloroquine antimalarial therapy, being
successfully discharged 10 days after admission. Blood smears remained negative during the
first 2 months of follow up. At 8 weeks of follow-up, she showed remarkable weight gain and
was developing normally with age-appropriate anthropometry with no subsequent
complications.
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