Congenital malaria: a case report
Kashyap, S.
Journal of the Indian Medical Association 108(1): 51
2010
ISSN/ISBN: 0019-5847 PMID: 20839581 Document Number: 644387
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.