MALARIA IN PREGNANCY - A MASTER OF MASQUERADE

Authors
PRIENLARSEN JC STJERNQUIST M
Citation
Jc. Prienlarsen et M. Stjernquist, MALARIA IN PREGNANCY - A MASTER OF MASQUERADE, Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica, 72(6), 1993, pp. 496-497
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Obsetric & Gynecology
Journal title
Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00016349
Volume
72
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
496 - 497
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-6349(1993)72:6<496:MIP-AM>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
One case of malaria in pregnancy at 23 weeks of gestation in a woman r eturning from Ghana is presented. The patient complained of diarrhea a nd abdominal pain and was admitted to the department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Under suspicion of appendicitis an exploratory laparotomy was performed. Diagnosis was missed and treatment delayed five days. Outcome was favorable for both woman and fetus.