By ULY CLINIC

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Severe Malaria In Pregnancy

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Introduction

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In low-transmission areas (low malaria immunity); women in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy are more likely to develop severe malaria than other adults, often complicated by pulmonary oedema and hypoglycaemia. 

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Features of severe malaria during pregnancy: 

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• High fever 

• Hyperparasitemia 

• Low blood sugar 

• Severe haemolytic anaemia 

• Cerebral malaria 

• Pulmonary oedema

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Pharmacological Treatment 

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The management of severe malaria in pregnant women does not differ from the management of severe malaria in other adult patients.

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Updated on, 30.10.2020

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References

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1. STG page number 10-12