TY - JOUR AU - Gandhi, Akanksha AU - Garg, Kirti AU - Wadhwa, Neelam PY - 2011/03/04 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Neonatal Plasmodium vivax malaria: an overlooked entity JF - The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries JA - J Infect Dev Ctries VL - 5 IS - 06 SE - Case Reports DO - 10.3855/jidc.1623 UR - https://www.jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/21727650 SP - 489-492 AB - <p>Although malaria is endemic in India, neonatal disease is considered rare. We report a case of neonatal malaria in a 26-day-old neonate with fever and splenomegaly who was diagnosed after a long and unsuccessful battery of tests for splenomegaly. Routine screening for malaria is essential for all neonates with fever in endemic areas. Early diagnosis and treatment of malaria could effectively prevent infant mortality.</p> ER -