Open AccessA case of Neonatal Plasmodium Vivax Malaria Caused by Exchange Transfusion in a G6PD Deficient Baby
Author(s) -
Muhammad Naeem Ayyaz,
Abubakar Saadiq,
Zeenat Jehan,
Waseem ullah
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of saidu medical college
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1819-4583
DOI - 10.52206/jsmc.2022.12.1.75
Subject(s) - malaria , exchange transfusion , plasmodium vivax , neonatal sepsis , medicine , pediatrics , sepsis , blood transfusion , malarial parasites , immunology , plasmodium falciparum
Neonatal malaria is one of the differential diagnoses of sepsis in malaria endemic areas. Neonatal malaria is often ignored as it is considered to be uncommon. Transfusion acquired malaria is among the causes of neonatal malaria, as blood is rarely screened for malarial parasite. Here we present a unique case of neonatal malaria caused by exchange transfusion done for indirect hyperbillirubenemia in a G6PD deficient baby.