Halima M., 2

Halima Musa is a 1 year 10 months old baby girl who lives with one other sibling. Together with their parents they live in a one room rented apartment in Uke. Halima is the youngest among the two children. The father Malam Musa doesn't have a stable source of income, for now he is only an assistant in a viewing center in Uke where he receives stipends after each days activities at the viewing center. His monthly estimated income is around 20,000. His wife Hassana too, is jobless. At this moment, none of their child attends school. Halima Musa a 1 year 10 months old child was presented by her mother to the clinic with complaints of fever and watery stool for days. Efforts has been made to manage the situation at home with paracetamol and antibiotics malaria at home but the child kept looking weak. Upon physical examination, the child was looking ill, weak and pale. After laboratory tests the child was diagnosed with Severe malaria and anemia. The child immediately admitted for urgent medical care.

In a one-year-ten months old child, malaria complicated by anaemia is a serious clinical condition in which the parasitic infection leads to significant destruction of red blood cells. Severe malaria complicated by anemia in a child can rapidly progress to life-threatening complications, including congestive heart failure, severe metabolic acidosis, and profound tissue hypoxia. Additionally, it can trigger cerebral malaria, leading to altered consciousness, recurrent seizures, coma, or permanent neurological damage if not treated immediately. Prompt diagnosis, appropriate antimalarial therapy, correction of fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, close monitoring of hemoglobin levels, nutritional support, and blood transfusion where indicated are essential to achieve recovery and prevent complications. Early intervention generally results in a favorable outcome, whereas delayed treatment is associated with a significantly increased risk of severe complications and death.