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.
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Bakri
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Martan
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Amri
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*