CONGENITAL MALARIA PRESENTING AS LATE-ONSET SEPSIS IN INFANT WITH MOTHER TREATED WITH ANTIMALARIAL THERAPY: A CASE REPORT
| Autor: | Vishal Gupta, Anuj Dhyani, Arvind Gupta, Prachi Bhageria, S. B. Sharma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty biology business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) 030231 tropical medicine Plasmodium vivax Hepatosplenomegaly medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Congenital malaria Sepsis 03 medical and health sciences chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine chemistry Artesunate 030225 pediatrics parasitic diseases medicine Chills medicine.symptom Differential diagnosis business |
| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Child Health. :627-628 |
| ISSN: | 2349-6126 2349-6118 |
| Popis: | Incidence of congenital malaria has been reported to be in the range between 0.3% and 30% in both the endemic and non-endemic areas. Malaria in pregnancy and congenital malaria are epidemiologically less investigated in India. Timely intervention and awareness are necessary for desirable outcome and prevention of the condition and to prevent perinatal and maternal morbidity and mortality. Herein, we report a case of a 1-month-old male baby, presenting with high-grade fever, feeding difficulty, and hepatosplenomegaly on examination. Mother had a history of chills and rigors in her first trimester and was found to be smear positive for Plasmodium vivax. Investigations of the child revealed thrombocytopenia, raised C-reactive protein and positive peripheral smear for P. vivax. She was treated with Inj. artesunate and cured. Thus, congenital malaria should be considered as a differential diagnosis in newborn presenting with clinical features of sepsis even when mother has been adequately treated. |
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