title: Neonatal Plasmodium vivax malaria.
abstract: Congenital malaria is a condition rarely diagnosed, even in endemic countries.   This tropical disease is associated with high mortality in the absence of timely recognition   and prompt therapy, particularly when is due to Plasmodium falciparum, however Plasmodium   vivax can also lead to relevant morbidity and mortality. We report an unusual case of a 19-   day-old male newborn with neonatal vivax malaria, suspected primarily on the basis of   positive maternal history, which presented with low birth weight, thrombocytopenia and a   significant parasitemia. He responded satisfactorily to chloroquine antimalarial therapy, being   successfully discharged 10 days after admission. Blood smears remained negative during the   first 2 months of follow up. At 8 weeks of follow-up, she showed remarkable weight gain and   was developing normally with age-appropriate anthropometry with no subsequent   complications.
authors: Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Autónoma de Bucaramanga, Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Oróstegui-Pinilla
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Rodríguez-Morales
mesh_terms: D000962:Antimalarials / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000151:congenital* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D018512:Parasitemia / Q000151:congenital / Q000188:drug therapy; D010966:Plasmodium vivax / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000962:Antimalarials; D002738:Chloroquine