CONGENITAL MALARIA IN A PRETERM NEONATE - CASE-REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

Congenital malaria occurs infrequently in endemic areas and is even mo re uncommon in the United States. Although more than 300 cases of cong enital malaria have been reported, only four reports describing this d isease in preterm infants exist in the English-language literature. We report the first case of congenital malaria in an extremely low-birth -weight infant born in the United States. The maternal history and cli nical findings and treatment of this infant are discussed and a summar y of the prior reported cases is provided as aids to the early identif ication and management of infants with congenital malaria. The diagnos is of congenital malaria should be considered in infants with suspecte d congenital infection who are born to mothers with a history of even remote travel to endemic areas.