Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review
Congenital malaria is the presence of malaria parasites in a blood smear obtained from a neonate usually within 24 hours to 7 days of life. It has for long been regarded a rare condition. However, recent data indicate that congenital malaria complicates around 35.9% of live births globally, 0–37% in...
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| author | Dickson Kajoba Walufu Ivan Egesa Habonimana Jean Petit Muhiadin Omar Matan Goretty Laker William Mugowa Waibi Daniel Asiimwe |
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| description | Congenital malaria is the presence of malaria parasites in a blood smear obtained from a neonate usually within 24 hours to 7 days of life. It has for long been regarded a rare condition. However, recent data indicate that congenital malaria complicates around 35.9% of live births globally, 0–37% in Sub-Saharan Africa and about 4–6.1% in Eastern Uganda. We present a 2-day-old neonate who presented with fever, irritability, and failure to breastfeed. Laboratory tests indicated that the neonate had a positive Giemsa-stained peripheral smear for Plasmodium falciparum, with a positive malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) for P. falciparum malaria. The mother had a negative peripheral film for malaria and a negative MRDT. The neonate was managed with intravenous artesunate with improvement. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-90fe8afce48c44299c0f7aa40459f11e2025-02-03T07:23:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332021-01-01202110.1155/2021/99600069960006Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature ReviewDickson Kajoba0Walufu Ivan Egesa1Habonimana Jean Petit2Muhiadin Omar Matan3Goretty Laker4William Mugowa Waibi5Daniel Asiimwe6Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaDepartment of Surgery, Faculty of Clinical Medicine and Dentistry, Kampala International University, Kampala, UgandaCongenital malaria is the presence of malaria parasites in a blood smear obtained from a neonate usually within 24 hours to 7 days of life. It has for long been regarded a rare condition. However, recent data indicate that congenital malaria complicates around 35.9% of live births globally, 0–37% in Sub-Saharan Africa and about 4–6.1% in Eastern Uganda. We present a 2-day-old neonate who presented with fever, irritability, and failure to breastfeed. Laboratory tests indicated that the neonate had a positive Giemsa-stained peripheral smear for Plasmodium falciparum, with a positive malaria rapid diagnostic test (MRDT) for P. falciparum malaria. The mother had a negative peripheral film for malaria and a negative MRDT. The neonate was managed with intravenous artesunate with improvement.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9960006 |
| spellingShingle | Dickson Kajoba Walufu Ivan Egesa Habonimana Jean Petit Muhiadin Omar Matan Goretty Laker William Mugowa Waibi Daniel Asiimwe Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full | Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_fullStr | Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_short | Congenital Malaria in a 2-Day-Old Neonate: A Case Report and Literature Review |
| title_sort | congenital malaria in a 2 day old neonate a case report and literature review |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9960006 |
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