Congenital malaria in a preterm infant.
A case of congenital malaria in a preterm newborn infant is presented. The case illustrates the difficulty of early diagnosis, and the atypical nature of presentation in a preterm infant.
Hewson
M P
MP
Centre for Perinatal Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. michael.hewson@ccdhb.org.nz
Simmer
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Blackmore
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D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D019102:Infant, Very Low Birth Weight; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000962:Antimalarials