title: [Congenital malaria--a rare neonatal infection].
abstract: Tropical diseases are rare in childhood in European countries, but tourism and an increasing number of immigrants from countries with endemic malaria may lead to a higher incidence. Our report is about a 24 year old german pregnant who was infected with malaria tropica in Togo during the last trimester of pregnancy. Twenty days after delivery by Caesarean section one of the geminies showed symptoms of florid infection: irritability, fever, haemolytic anaemia, hepato-splenomegaly, and thrombocytopenia. Both placenta and peripheral blood smear revealed plasmodium falciparum in the erythrocytes.
authors.affiliation: Zentrum für Kinderheilkunde, Philipps-Universität Marburg/Lahn.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vogt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Burghard
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rüschoff
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002585:Cesarean Section; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004200:Diseases in Twins; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008288:Malaria / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D010920:Placenta / Q000469:parasitology; D010961:Plasmodium / Q000187:drug effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D002738:Chloroquine
vernacular_title: Konnatale Malaria--eine seltene neonatale Infektion.