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9692000

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-8-20
pubmed:abstractText
We report a case of congenital malaria in a newborn whose mother is a native of Zaire now living in Italy. The baby developed remittent fever in the 3rd week of life with anaemia and hepatosplenomegaly. Malaria parasites found in blood smears and erroneously diagnosed initially as Plasmodium falciparum were subsequently recognized as Plasmodium vivax. On the basis of the first diagnosis, treatment with quinine chlorhydrate was successfully undertaken without significant side-effects. P. vivax parasites were also recovered a posteriori in blood smears of the mother who was febrile during the week of her delivery. This report suggests that symptomatic congenital malaria may be more common than is generally thought and should be suspected in non-malarious countries in febrile newborns born to mothers who have travelled in or immigrated from malaria-endemic areas.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0272-4936
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
18
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-3
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Plasmodium vivax congenital malaria in a newborn of a Zairian immigrant.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Paediatrics, Imola Hospital, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports