Comfort G., 10

Comfort is a 10yo school girl who is living with her widowed mother, grandmother and siblings, she wishes to be a banker in future. The mother is doing her best to see that her daughter achieves her dream, the family struggles for lack of finances as the mother is just a petty trader. They find it very difficult to feed sometimes. They live in a 3 rooms apartment, a single toilet, a well in the compound and they don't have access to electricity. Comfort a 10 yo female child presented with complaints of fever; high grade intermitted for one week. There was chills and rigor metrical to have reduced food intake with generalized body weakness, patient also complaint of headache noticed to be coughing intermittently. Nil vomiting. She was given oral ante malaria but no improvement. On examination, a young female child, febrile, icteric, not dehydrated but weak. She was diagnosed with Severe Malaria which needed urgent medical treatment. Family were unable to take her to the hospital because they could not afford it. They reached out to Helpster Charity through a volunteer.

Comfort, a 10-yo girl presented with complaints of fever; high grade intermittent for one week. There was chills and rigor metrical to have reduced food intake with generalized body weakness, patient also complaint of headache noticed to be coughing intermittently. Nil vomiting. She was given oral ante malaria but no improvement. On examination, a young female child, febrile, icteric, not dehydrated but weak. She was diagnosed with severe malaria and typhoid fever Treatment commenced with injection antimalarial, injection antibiotics and other supportive medications until patient was fully recovered and no longer having symptoms of infection. Patient was discharged and was asked to come for follow up after one week. The family are grateful and sends gratitude to Helpster Charity for the medical support.

Comfort is suffering from severe malaria associated with prostrations which is a critical presentation requiring urgent treatment. The prognosis for Comfort, a 10-year-old girl with prostration due to severe malaria is guarded but often good with early treatment. If she receives prompt hospital care with intravenous antimalarial medicines and supportive treatment, she will recover fully. Delayed treatment increases the risk of complications, prolonged weakness, or death.