Pregnancy complicated by malaria, precipitate labor and uterine rupture.
A case of Plasmodium falciparum malaria is reported in a 25-year-old pregnant woman with a history of three previous cesarean sections. She developed premature precipitate labor which was complicated by stillbirth, uterine rupture, bladder and vaginal tears necessitating hysterectomy.
Bakri
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Martan
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Amri
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000150:complications*; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000209:etiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic; D014597:Uterine Rupture / Q000209:etiology*