KA64.20

ICD-11 MMS 2026-01

Congenital falciparum malaria

Description

A disease caused by an infection with the protozoan parasite Plasmodium falciparum in utero. This disease is characterised by fever, anaemia, splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, jaundice, regurgitation, diarrhoea, or poor feeding. This disease may also present with respiratory distress, drowsiness, or cyanosis. Transmission is by vertical transmission. Confirmation is by identification of the Plasmodium falciparum in a blood sample from the neonate.

Coding note from above levels

Conditions arising in the perinatal period, even though death or morbidity occurs later, should, as far as possible, be coded to chapter 19, which takes precedence over chapters containing codes for diseases by their anatomical site. For children less than 28 days old, assume that a reported condition developed in the perinatal period, unless the duration is stated and the onset was after the first completed week of life.

Index terms

  • Congenital falciparum malaria

Exclusions from above levels

  • 1A60 – Congenital syphilis
  • 1C15 – Tetanus neonatorum
  • KB88 – Necrotising enterocolitis of newborn
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  • 1C62.0 – Asymptomatic human immunodeficiency virus infection
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1000704511 – human immunodeficiency virus [HIV] disease
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/588616678 – Gastroenteritis or colitis of infectious origin
  • http://id.who.int/icd/entity/609214049 – congenital gonococcal infection
  • MA14.0 – Laboratory evidence of human immunodeficiency virus
  • 01 – Certain infectious or parasitic diseases - acquired after birth
  • 02 – Neoplasms
  • 05 – Endocrine, nutritional or metabolic diseases
  • 08 – Certain congenital diseases of the nervous system
  • 20 – Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities
  • 22 – Injury, poisoning or certain other consequences of external causes
  • 3A10 – Hereditary haemolytic anaemia
  • 4A01.03 – Transient hypogammaglobulinaemia of infancy
  • 9B71.3 – Retinopathy of prematurity
  • BC43 – congenital cardiomyopathy
  • DA93.0 – Paralytic ileus
  • EA50.Z – Pemphigus neonatorum
  • EH40.00 – Cradle cap

Sibling codes

  • KA64.21 – Congenital non-falciparum malaria
  • KA64.2Z – Congenital malaria, unspecified

Foundation entity

Congenital falciparum malaria – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1456330972

Part of: KA64.2: Congenital malaria › KA64: Parasitic diseases in the fetus or newborn › 19: Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period