A case of malaria infection in pregnancy.

Hoh, Jeong Kyu; Sung, Young Mo; Lee, Jung Han; Kim, Seung Ryong; Hwang, Jung Hye; Moon, Young Jin; Kang, Jung Oak

Case Report

Korean Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology 2001;44(7):1353-1356.
Published online July 1, 2001.

A case of malaria infection in pregnancy.

Jeong Kyu Hoh, Young Mo Sung, Jung Han Lee, Seung Ryong Kim, Jung Hye Hwang, Young Jin Moon, Jung Oak Kang

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, , Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.
²Department of Clinical Pathology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

In Korea, malaria is known to have been eradicated for several years due to our persistent national health programs. But recently imported malarias through increased traveling to abroad are becoming a problem and occasional malarial infections are being reported. No malarial infection of pregnant woman has been reported until now, but recently, we have experienced one case of malaria infected pregnant woman who has no history of traveling and blood transfusion. This patient has been treated with hydroxychlorquine. We present this case with a brief review of literatures.

Key Words: Malaria, Pregnancy