MALARIA KONGENITAL

Abstract

Congenital Malaria is an infectious disease caused by the malaria parasite that is transmitted from mother to child through the
placenta during pregnancy or at delivery. Clinical manifestations which may arise due to Plasmodium infection are: the irritability,
fever, anaemia, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. The incidence of congenital malaria according to the National Basic Health Research
2010 is only about 0.3%. Forty two days old male baby with the main complaints fever and pale since he was three (3) weeks old. From
the physical examination the reviewer found anaemia, jaundice and splenomegaly. Plasmodium vivax was detected by serologic and
microscopic examination. From the pregnancy history of mother the reviewer found that at the age of seven (7) months of pregnancy
she suffered from malaria caused by Plasmodium vivax the same as the type of Plasmodium infected the baby. The baby was born in
non malaria endemic area which enhanced the diagnosis of congenital malaria of this patient. The patient was fully recovered after
treated with dehydroartemisin piperaquin and the reviewer reported one case of congenital malaria, forty twodays old male baby. The
diagnosis was made based on the malaria history of mother at seven (7) month of pregnancy, the serologic and microscopic examination
from the patient blood and the baby was born in a non malaria endemic area. The prognosis of patient with congenital malaria caused
by Plasmodium vivax generally was good. The clinical condition was improved and fully recovered after treated with dehydro-artemisin
piperaquin.