Congenital malaria due to Plasmodium vivax. Report of a case

Authors

  • Elmer Armando Ávila Sánchez Hospital Pediátrico Octavio de la Concepcion de la Pedraja. Holguín
  • Rafael Ferrer Montoya Hospital General Provincial Docente Carlos M. Céspedes. Bayamo. Granma
  • Beatriz Crespo Jorge Hospital de Tropas. Pinar del Rio

Keywords:

malaria, thick film, fetal growth retardation, Plasmodium vivax.

Abstract

We present a pregnant woman of 40 weeks of gestational age, without prenatal care, with a history of 7 days of intermittent fever who goes to the provincial motherhood of Sumbe, Kuanza Sul, Angola in childbirth work, with a calculation of 40 weeks according to date of the last menstruation, a smear of peripheral blood was performed which yielded Plasmodium vivax, three hours later the first twin of 2050 grams was born with a delayed intrauterine growth appearance and fever of 38º C and hepatosplenomegaly, a blood sample was taken from the umbilical cord where there were observed red blood cells increased in size, second twin of 1300 grams was born (dead fetus impregnated in meconium and very thin and reddish umbilical cord). Blood sample (thick drop) was taken from live birth with positive result to Plasmodium vivax. with parenteral quinine after delivery and the newborn oral artemeter, both with satisfactory evolution.

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Ávila Sánchez EA, Ferrer Montoya R, Crespo Jorge B. Congenital malaria due to Plasmodium vivax. Report of a case. RM [Internet]. 2018 Jul. 11 [cited 2025 Jun. 15];22(3):661-70. Available from: https://revmultimed.sld.cu/index.php/mtm/article/view/907

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