Transfusion-Transmitted Malaria (TTM) in a Neonate - A Case Report

Authors

  • Kailash Chand Tamaria VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Monika Matlani VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India
  • Shyam S. Meena VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Keywords:

Artesunate, neonatal malaria, transfusion-transmitted malaria (TTM), Plasmodium vivax

Abstract

Transfusion-transmitted malaria in neonates is uncommon entity. Here we report a case of severe malaria in a term neonate after exchange transfusion successfully treated with intravenous artesunate.

Author Biographies

Kailash Chand Tamaria, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Consultant Pediatrician, Department of Paediatrics

Monika Matlani, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Assistant Professor, Department of Microbiology

Shyam S. Meena, VMMC and Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi, India

Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics

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Published

2019-12-31

Issue

Vol. 39 No. 2 (2019)

Section

Case Reports