Transfusion-transmitted Malaria in a Pregnant Woman with Beta Thalassemia Minor: A Case Report
, , oraz | 25 gru 2023
Data publikacji: 25 gru 2023
Zakres stron: 50 - 52
Otrzymano: 29 lip 2022
Przyjęty: 09 sty 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3889/oamjms.2023.10755
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© 2023 Doni Priambodo et al., published by Sciendo
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BACKGROUND
Malaria is an infectious disease that is caused by plasmodium parasites. Malaria is commonly spread by female anopheles mosquitoes carrying the plasmodium parasite, although it can also be transferred through blood transfusion. In the developing world, malaria frequently affects the most vulnerable, including small children and pregnant women, resulting in severe morbidity and mortality.
CASE PRESENTATION
This case report presents a primigravida with beta-thalassemia who developed malaria during her pregnancy despite never having visited a malaria-endemic region. A 22-year-old primigravida in her 29th week of pregnancy presented to an outpatient clinic with a 1-week history of fever. Blood smears, both thick and thin, revealed
CONCLUSION
Transfusion-transmitted diseases can be prevented by screening donors who have a history of malaria and have traveled to endemic areas.