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Case Reports
. 2010 Dec;56(6):452-3.
doi: 10.1093/tropej/fmq007. Epub 2010 Feb 8.

Oral artesunate for neonatal malaria

K Shreedhara Avabratha  1 , L Agnidevi Chettiyar, Navin P John
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Case Reports

Oral artesunate for neonatal malaria

K Shreedhara Avabratha et al. J Trop Pediatr. 2010 Dec.

Abstract

A 24-day male baby presented with a history of fever and poor feeding. The baby was pale and had hepatosplenomegaly. Peripheral blood films revealed Plasmodium vivax. Chloroquine is the drug of choice in neonatal malaria. However, our patient did not respond to chloroquine. There has been very little experience with other drugs. This case highlights the use of oral artesunate to which the baby responded. The future may see its more frequent use in resistant malaria.

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