Congenital malaria: a case report.
Malaria is an important vector-borne infectious disease, caused by plasmodium parasite. Congenital malaria, however, is rare and may be acquired either during pregnancy, at the time of delivery or after birth. A case of symptomatic congenital malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax and characterised by fever, irritability, pallor and jaundice, is presented in a 4-week-old infant.
Kashyap
Shalini
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Sri Guru Rar Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Sri Amritsar 143001.
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008288:Malaria / Q000151:congenital / Q000635:transmission*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious