Severe Congenital Malaria Acquired in utero

Congenital Malaria

Congenital Malaria in China

BACKGROUND Congenital malaria, in which infants are directly infected with malaria parasites from their mother prior to or during birth, is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs at relatively low rates in malaria-endemic regions. It is recognized as a serious problem in Plasmodium falciparum-endemic sub-Saharan Africa, where recent data suggests that it is more common than previo...

Acquired immunity to malaria.

Naturally acquired immunity to falciparum malaria protects millions of people routinely exposed to Plasmodium falciparum infection from severe disease and death. There is no clear concept about how this protection works. There is no general agreement about the rate of onset of acquired immunity or what constitutes the key determinants of protection; much less is there a consensus regarding the ...

Echocardiography in Congenital and Acquired

O CONGENITAL ABSENCE of the pericardium is a well described but uncommon condition.'`9 In 1959, Ellis et al.2 noted that in the vast majority of cases partial or complete left-sided pericardial defects were present; right-sided or total pericardial absence is extremely rare. Although characteristic roentgenographic findings are usually present in congenital absence of the pericardium, clinicall...

Congenital and acquired polycythemias.

INTRODUCTION Polycythemias are characterized by an increased concentration of red blood cells. Because blood cell counts are a routine investigation, these disorders present to non-hematologic physicians. Polycythemia vera (PV), an acquired stem cell disease, is the most important variant. METHODS Selective literature review and the authors' own clinical experiences. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION ...