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Open Access 01.12.2018 | Case report

Neonatal and congenital malaria: a case series in malaria endemic eastern Uganda

verfasst von: Peter Olupot-Olupot, Emma I. E. Eregu, Ketty Naizuli, Julie Ikiror, Linda Acom, Kathy Burgoine

Erschienen in: Malaria Journal | Ausgabe 1/2018

Abstract

Background

Congenital malaria is the direct infection of an infant with malaria parasites from their mother prior to or during birth. Neonatal malaria is due to an infective mosquito bite after birth. Neonatal and congenital malaria (NCM) are potentially life-threatening conditions that are believed to occur at relatively low rates in malaria endemic regions. However, recent reports suggest that the number of NCM cases is increasing, and its epidemiology remains poorly described. NCM can mimic other neonatal conditions and because it is thought to be rare, blood film examinations for malaria are not always routinely performed. Consequently, many cases of NCM are likely to be undiagnosed. A retrospective chart review for all neonates admitted with suspected sepsis between January and July 2017 was conducted and noted four cases of NCM since routine malaria testing was introduced as part of standard of care for suspected sepsis at Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Neonatology Unit. This description highlights the need to conduct routine malaria diagnostic testing for febrile neonates in malaria endemic areas, and supports the urgent need to undertake pharmacological studies on therapeutic agents in this population.

Case presentation

Four cases (two congenital malaria cases and two neonatal malaria cases) are described after presenting for care at the Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Neonatal Unit (Mbale RRH-NNU). The maternal age was similar across the cases, but both neonatal malaria cases were born to primigravidae. At presentation three cases had fever and history of fever, but one was hypothermic (34.8 °C) and no history of fever. One case of congenital malaria had low birth weight, while the other was born to an HIV positive mother. Both cases of congenital malaria presented with poor feeding, in addition one of them had clinical jaundice. The neonatal malaria cases presented in the third week compared to the congenital malaria cases that presented within 48 h after birth. All of the cases of NCM were treated with intravenous artesunate. The admitting clinicians also instituted a course of antibiotics empirically to cover against possible bacterial co-infections. All four cases recovered and were discharged alive.

Conclusion

At the Mbale RRH-NNU, the finding of cases of NCM was not expected, therefore, neonates presenting with features of suspected sepsis in malaria endemic settings should be routinely screened for NCM. There is currently a lack of appropriate guidelines for treatment of NCM in the era of artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT), therefore, efforts to establish the safety profile and efficacy of ACT anti-malarials in neonates to guide development of evidence-based treatment guidelines for NCM are needed.

Background

Uganda remains a malaria high burden country, with eastern Uganda experiencing perennial high malaria transmission with > 100 infective bites per person per year [1, 2]. In endemic areas where mothers have acquired considerable immunity to malaria, infection with Plasmodium falciparum during pregnancy does not always cause symptomatic illness [3]. Congenital malaria results from transplacental transmission of malaria parasites from the mother to the baby in utero or during delivery. Its diagnosis is based upon detection of asexual forms of malaria parasites on a blood smear of the peripheral blood of the newborn, or later if there is no possibility of postpartum infection through infective mosquito bites [4]. However, these definitions are not precise if time is not tagged to them to enable differentiate congenital from neonatal malaria. Furthermore, precision of definitions would be achieved by using temporal relationship with PCR testing for malaria in the mother and their neonate. The reported incidence of congenital malaria in endemic regions varies widely from 0 to 37% [57]. It is widely believed that the placenta acts as an effective barrier preventing transfer of malaria parasites. However, even in the absence of congenital malaria, placental malaria significantly increase the risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality including low birth weight, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm labour and intrauterine fetal death [8]. Malaria in pregnancy is estimated to account for 100,000 neonatal deaths annually [3]. Maternal malaria can be prevented during pregnancy with intermittent presumptive treatment of malaria in pregnancy (IPTp) using sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine, and can reduce neonatal mortality by up to 61% [9].
It is also possible that maternal immunity to malaria may confer protection to the fetus through transmission of immunoglobulin G antibodies (IgG) against malaria [10]. The presence of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) in the neonate also prevents high parasitaemia [11]. However as maternal IgG and HbF in infants diminish with age, the infant’s susceptibility to P. falciparum increases. It is possible that this passive immunity may delay the onset or modify severity of symptoms by up to 6 weeks after birth making it hard to differentiate between congenital and neonatal malaria [12]. To maximize the chances of early detection of congenital malaria, neonates born to mothers with malaria in the last 7 days before delivery should be investigated with a blood film for malaria parasites irrespective of the clinical picture and weekly thereafter for the first month.
In the eastern region of Uganda, despite perennial malaria transmission, NCM is a rarely reported condition presumably because of low index of suspicion among clinicians, and greater emphasis on the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal sepsis (NS). Although it is recommended that neonates be routinely tested if mother was known to suffer from malaria in the 7 days before delivery, in practice it is often not routine to test neonates for malaria and, therefore, many cases may be missed. In neonates, the historical and most common symptom of malaria is fever [13]. Other symptoms and signs differ from those in older children with malaria, the clinical features of neonatal and congenital malaria overlap with sepsis syndromes [14]. Other symptoms can include anaemia, jaundice, diarrhoea, vomiting, lethargy, convulsions, irritability, tachypnoea, respiratory distress, hepatosplenomegaly [14]. Clinical descriptions and outcomes of NCM remain poorly documented even in malaria endemic areas where descriptions in infants, older children and adults have over the times progressed. More comprehensive descriptions inclusive of NCM are needed, especially from areas with intense transmission, and serially over time.
At Mbale Regional Referral Hospital IPTp is routinely administered to pregnant mothers, however, not all pregnant mothers in the region served by this hospital attend antenatal care. At the hospital NNU there are estimated 200 admissions per month. During the study period June–December 2017 routine blood slides for malaria for all neonates admitted with fever had been introduced. This report is on four cases of NCM that highlight the presenting clinical features and their outcomes in a perennially malaria high transmission area in eastern Uganda. This has shown that malaria is a potentially missed diagnosis or co-morbidity in neonatal illnesses in malaria endemic areas.

Case presentation

In this study congenital was differentiated from neonatal malaria based on the time of presentation from birth. Congenital malaria, as was previously defined, was used to classify cases 1 and 2 (Table 1). However, this description modified the definition for neonatal malaria that was applied by Runsewe-Abiodun et al. in Nigeria [15]. Therefore, for cases 3 and 4 (Table 1), this study considered symptoms attributable to malaria with evidence of ring forms of malaria parasite in the erythrocyte of an infant within the 8th–28th days of life. The maternal age was similar across all the 4 cases, range 24–28 years. The two neonatal malaria cases (3 and 4) were born to primigravidae who had no recent history of fever in the 14 days to delivery. Three of the cases presented with fever or history of fever, while one of the congenital cases was hypothermic (34.8 °C), possibly due to the concurrent prematurity. This same infant was also born to an HIV+ mother. Whereas there are many risk factors for preterm deliveries, it is possible that in this mother either the HIV [16], or antiretroviral drugs [17], may have contributed to both prematurity and susceptibility to malaria in this baby. The other congenital malaria case had clinical jaundice and pyogenic meningitis. The jaundice in this case 1 was attributed to a number of possible factors including neonatal jaundice, sepsis, malaria or a combination of these. Poor breastfeeding was noted in both congenital cases. All of the cases of NCM were treated with intravenous artesunate 4 mg/kg at 0, 12, 24 h then daily for 7 days. Since sepsis could not be excluded due to lack of laboratory investigative capacity, the admitting clinicians also instituted a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics empirically to cover against possible bacterial infections. All cases recovered and were discharged alive.
Table 1
Summary of admission characteristics and outcomes of neonatal and congenital malaria
Variable
Congenital malaria
Neonatal malaria
Case 1
Case 2
Case 3
Case 4
Mother
 Age (years)
28
24
24
26
 HIV status
Negative
Positive
Negative
Negative
 Parity
2 + 1
3 + 0
1 + 0
1 + 0
 Fever within 14 days of delivery
Yes
Yes
No
No
Neonate
 Age (days)
2
1
14
16
 Sex
M
F
M
F
 Birth weight (kg)
2.7
1.7
3.5
2.8
 Admission weight (kg)
2.4
1.7
3.9
2.5
Symptoms
 Fever
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
 Duration of fever (days)
1
0
3
2
 Fast breathing
Yes
No
No
Yes
 Breastfeeding
No
No
Yes
Yes
 Poor feeding
Yes
Yes
No
No
Signs
 Temperature (°C)
40.1
34.8
36.1
39.1
 Jaundice
Yes
No
No
No
 Pallor
Yes
No
No
No
 Respiratory rate (breath/m)
104
Not taken
Not taken
72
 Heart rate (BPM)
225
108
166
113
 SP02 (%)
96
79
96
68
 Hepatomegaly
No
No
No
No
 Splenomegaly
No
No
No
No
 Tachycardia
Yes
No
Yes
No
Laboratory
 CSF
  Proteins (g/L)
0.3
No
No
< 0.1
  Sugar (mmol/L)
8.12
No
No
10.08
  WBC
75 × 106/L
No
No
< 5 × 106/L
 Malaria
  Blood slide
Positive
Positive
Positive
Positive
 Treatment
  Antibioticsa
Cefotaxime/Genta
Amp/Genta
Amp/Genta
Amp/Genta
  Anti-malarial
Artesunate
Artesunate
Artesunate
Artesunate
  Blood transfusion
No
No
No
No
  Oxygen
No
Yes
No
Yes
 Outcome
  At discharge
Alive
Alive
Alive
Alive
Ampi/Genta ampicillin and gentamycin, BPM beats per minute, °C degree celsius, g/L grams per litre, kg kilogram, L litre, mmol millimole, WBC white blood cell
aEmpirical treatment

Discussion and conclusions

In this case series, a description is made of both congenital and neonatal malaria in a setting that introduced routine neonatal malaria testing in a malaria endemic area. This case series shows that NCM malaria is more common than previously thought [18]. It is also a reminder that NCM still exists despite IPTp and other malaria preventive measures, and its diagnosis may be missed especially when malaria screening measures are not put in place in NNUs in malaria endemic areas. Other reports suggest that the incidence of NCM may be increasing. Proper descriptions of NCM are important to ensure more comprehensive understanding of the clinical spectrum and outcomes of malaria in neonates. Malaria endemicity has been suggested to play a role in the prevalence of NCM. There are reports suggesting in hyperendemic areas the prevalence of NCM is higher [5, 15], while others are contrary [7]. It is however, plausible epidemiologically that in settings of intense perennial transmission the mothers have developed herd immunity, their newborn babies have protective antibodies to the disease, and therefore the prevalence is negligible [10]. Some underlying factors may be responsible for the equipoise observed in this case series. For instance, primigravidae are known to have a high risk for malaria compared to multigravidae [19]. In addition, the role of maternal malaria in congenital malaria infections has been traced to infections in the third trimester [15]. It is also possible that co-morbidity that damages the placenta in utero may contribute to the risk of the congenital malaria. HIV co-infected pregnant women may have impaired antibody response and have been shown to have a significantly increased risk of placental malaria [20]. This is consistent with some reports suggesting that HIV increases the chances of vertical transmission of malaria [16, 20]. Maternal low age has been reported to influence congenital malaria [19]. In this series, all the mothers were within the same age range, but their parities differed.
Although rapid malaria tests have been used for the diagnosis of NCM, the gold standard for the diagnosis of NCM is the detection of parasites in the Giemsa-stained peripheral blood smear [21]. The Mbale RRH-NNU recently introduced routine testing for malaria using blood smears in neonates reporting with signs of sepsis. Consequently, all cases identified with NCM were managed with good outcomes.
On treatment, amodiaquine, chloroquine and sulfadoxine–pyrimethamine have all been successfully used in Nigeria to treat neonates with malaria [22]. Although artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) is the recommended treatment for uncomplicated malaria in infants, the neonates have been largely excluded from ACT clinical trials. There are, therefore, limited data available on the use of ACT in neonates and many of them carry label restrictions for neonates [23]. For infants weighing less than 5 kg with uncomplicated P. falciparum, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends treatment with ACT at the same mg/kg body weight dose as for children weighing 5 kg. The WHO acknowledges too that most anti-malarials lack infant formulations, which can lead to either under or over dosing. In addition, infants can deteriorate rapidly therefore there should be a low threshold for parenteral treatment. Many anti-malarials are frequently used off-label based on the dosing schedule for older children [24], but have not reported evidence of serious toxicity [23].
Due to the physiological immaturity and rapid changes that occur in neonates, the pharmacokinetic and dynamic (PK/PD) profiles of anti-malarial drugs are likely to be different to older children. Slow gastric emptying, villous formation and intestinal motor activity, which do not mature until week 20 of life, affect the enteral absorption of most medications [25]. Parenteral treatment is preferable for neonates and young infants. Differentiating congenital from neonatal malaria based on temporal relationship to birth may be strengthened by inclusion of DNA PCR for both the mother and her newborn to determine the source of the infection. But in resource limited areas there are no routine DNA PRC testing services due to prohibitive capital, running and maintenance costs, except in research settings. The temporal characteristic would help interpret the role of physiological immaturity in neonates for future PK/PD studies on anti-malarial drugs in this age group, and how these determine treatment outcomes.

Limitations

This is only a case series with case definitions based on temporal relationships from birth to case presentation. A larger study with capacity to conduct molecular, parasite count and PK/PD testing, and long term follow up would help better refine definitions, outcomes and interpretation of these findings. Nonetheless, this report has been able to demonstrate that NCM still exists. The definitions used have set pace in appropriate description of the spectrum of disease in this age group and will strengthen interpretation of anti-malarial PK/PD studies in this population in relation to the physiological immaturity.

Conclusion

In summary, NCM is an important diagnosis to consider in any newborn with clinical features of NS to a mother in a malaria-endemic area. It is possible that in the absence of routine malaria testing many neonates are dying before malaria is diagnosed. In areas with malaria endemicity the burden of NCM may be underestimated. Malaria test should be incorporated as routine test in neonates with suspected sepsis so as not to miss NCM. Early and correct diagnosis of NCM is crucial as infants are at increased risk of rapid disease progression, severe malaria and death. Additional efforts are needed to establish the safety profile and efficacy of ACT in neonates to guide the development of evidence-based treatment guidelines for NCM. Furthermore, for pregnant mothers who test malaria positive in their late gestational period weekly malaria testing of their babies as follow up mechanism for surveillance of NCM should be done.

Authors’ contributions

EIEE, KN, JI, LA and KB—collected the data and participated in writing the manuscript; P-OO—conceived the idea and wrote the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Acknowledgements

The authors acknowledge Mbale Regional Referral Hospital, Mbale Clinical Research Institute and all staff at the Mbale RRH-NNU for their various contributions to this work.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Availability of data and materials

The study data is available on personal request to the corresponding author.
The Mbale Clinical Research Institute (MCRI, http://​www.​mcri.​ac.​ug), a research entity affiliated to the Uganda National Health Research Organization (UNHRO), permits the publication of this manuscript.
The Mbale Regional Referral Hospital Research & Ethics Committee (MRRH-REC) approved the study and local permission to conduct the study was obtained from Mbale Regional Referral Hospital.
This study was conducted within the provisions of ethical standards in Uganda.

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Metadaten
Titel
Neonatal and congenital malaria: a case series in malaria endemic eastern Uganda
verfasst von
Peter Olupot-Olupot
Emma I. E. Eregu
Ketty Naizuli
Julie Ikiror
Linda Acom
Kathy Burgoine
Publikationsdatum
01.12.2018
Verlag
BioMed Central
Erschienen in
Malaria Journal / Ausgabe 1/2018
Elektronische ISSN: 1475-2875
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-018-2327-0

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