title: Congenital malaria in a neonate: case report with a comprehensive review on differential diagnosis, treatment and prevention in Indian perspective.
abstract: Although malaria in pregnancy, lactation and congenital malaria can be a disease burden in the endemic zones of Africa and Indian sub-continent, it is still epidemiologically less investigated in India. As it may lead to considerable maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, awareness and timely intervention is necessary for desirable outcome and prevention of the condition. Very few reports of congenital malaria are available in the literature from an endemic country like India. Herein we describe a case of congenital malaria from north India in a 21-day neonate. Clinical presentation of this condition in the neonate may offer a considerable diagnostic challenge, and differentiation from vector borne malaria in infants may be important from the management point of view. Hence a review of the differential diagnosis, management and prevention of congenital malaria has been attempted in the Indian perspective.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Preeti
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Kaushik
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Majumdar
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sunita
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Lady Hardinge Medical College, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Jagdish
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chandra
keywords: Congenital; Malaria; Neonatal; Sepsis; Transmission; Transplacental