Congenital Malaria due to Plasmodium Vivax Infection in a Neonate

Although malaria is endemic in India, congenital malaria is not very common. Congenital malaria is a very rare condition in both endemic and nonendemic areas. We report a case of congenital malaria in a six-day-old neonate with fever and splenomegaly. The diagnosis was picked up accidentally on a pe...

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Main Authors: Ravi Bhatia, Dinesh Rajwaniya, Priti Agrawal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1929046