Journal of Tropical Pediatrics Advance Access originally published online on October 9, 2006
Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 2006 52(6):448-450; doi:10.1093/tropej/fml049
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Case Reports |
Report of a Case of Congenital Malaria Plasmodium malariae in France
aDepartment of Paediatrics and
bDepartment of Microbiology, Jean Verdier Hospital, Bondy, France
cDepartment of Parasitology, Bichat hospital, Paris, France
Correspondence: Loïc de Pontual, Service de Pédiatrie, Hôpital Jean Verdier Avenue du 14 Juillet 93143 Bondy Cedex France. Tel: 01 48 02 64 80, Fax: 01 48 02 64 77. E-mail < de-pontual{at}necker.fr>.
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Congenital malaria (CM) has been considered to be rare, even in malaria-endemic areas but the disease can result in significant neonatal morbidity. Because of its rarity, the disease may go undiagnosed for a prolonged period in a seriously ill infant. We report the first case of Plasmodium malariae CM from a HIV mother. HIV could have facilitated the transfer of erythrocytic persistent P. malariae through the placenta to the fetus.