RESUMEN

Congenital malaria is rare in the United States, but is an important diagnosis to consider when evaluating febrile infants. Herein, we describe a case of congenital Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a 2-week-old infant born in the United States to a mother who had emigrated from Nigeria 3 months before delivery.

Asunto(s)

Malaria Falciparum/congénito , Malaria Falciparum/epidemiología , Plasmodium falciparum , Antimaláricos/uso terapéutico , Clindamicina/uso terapéutico , District of Columbia/epidemiología , Emigrantes e Inmigrantes , Femenino , Humanos , Recién Nacido , Malaria Falciparum/tratamiento farmacológico , Nigeria/epidemiología , Embarazo , Complicaciones Parasitarias del Embarazo/epidemiología , Quinidina/uso terapéutico