Erschienen in:
20.10.2017 | Brief Report
Imported malaria in pregnant women: report from a French University Centre
verfasst von:
M. Develoux, G. Le Loup, B. Lafon-Desmurs, D. Magne, G. Belkadi, E. Daray, G. Pialoux, C. Hennequin
Erschienen in:
Infection
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Ausgabe 1/2018
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Abstract
Objective
To describe malaria during pregnancy outside endemic areas.
Materials and methods
We retrospectively reviewed all cases of imported malaria during pregnancy, diagnosed over a 11-year period in a French hospital.
Results and conclusion
We recovered 18 cases, all from sub-Saharan countries. The infection could appear distantly from arrival in France (up to 36 months), was asymptomatic in 3 cases, with anemia being the most common marker of infection (n = 14). The adverse consequences for the fetus (n = 3) or the newborn (n = 4) were frequent. Physicians should be aware of these atypical presentations in order to anticipate the diagnosis and improve the maternal and fetal prognosis.