Cerebral malaria in pregnancy.
Three cases of cerebral malaria during pregnancy are described. One patient had intrauterine foetal death and died, one patient delivered a dead baby and the other had severe postpartum haemorrhage. Cerebral malaria worsens the outlook both for the mother and for the foetus.
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Prasad
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D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D008288:Malaria / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis*