Report of a case of congenital malaria Plasmodium malariae in France.
Congenital malaria (CM) has been considered to be rare, even in malaria-endemic areas but the disease can result in significant neonatal morbidity. Because of its rarity, the disease may go undiagnosed for a prolonged period in a seriously ill infant. We report the first case of Plasmodium malariae CM from a HIV mother. HIV could have facilitated the transfer of erythrocytic persistent P. malariae through the placenta to the fetus.
de Pontual
L
L
Department of Paediatrics, Jean Verdier Hospital, Bondy, France. de-pontual@necker.fr
Poilane
I
I
Ledeur
F
F
Haouchine
D
D
Lachassinne
E
E
Collignon
A
A
Le Bras
J
J
Gaudelus
J
J
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000962:Antimalarials / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008288:Malaria / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D010965:Plasmodium malariae / Q000382:microbiology
D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine