Treatment of recurrent malaria in pregnant women with chloroquine and repercussions in the Region of Rorainópolis- RR
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36489/saudecoletiva.2021v11i68p7433-7440Keywords:
Malaria, Recurrence, Infectious pregnancy ComplicationsAbstract
Malaria remains among the diseases caused by protozoa. Pregnant women are considered a group particularly vulnerable to malaria because they change their immunity during pregnancy, making them more susceptible to changes in the course of pregnancy, increasing the risk of complicated forms of the disease. The objective of this article is to evaluate prescriptions for antimalarials according to quality indicators and to describe reports of adverse events among pregnant women with uncomplicated malaria through the use of chloroquine-based medication. As a methodology, the exposed case study was adopted, all the medical conduct adopted and the clinical treatment of the patient. The results showed that the patient showed reactions due to the side effect, but the delivery was at term without complications with the newborn. Concluding that endemic places of the disease it is necessary to know how to treat correctly, adjusting to the protocols recommended by the Ministry of Health.