Author: Igho Mukoro / Editor: Fiona Mendes / Codes: / Published: 25/03/2026
A 34-year-old pregnant woman presents to the Emergency Department (ED) after returning from Zambia. She has a four-day history of fever and dark urine.
She is confused upon arrival and has had a seizure.
Her GCS is 11 (Motor 5, Verbal 2, Eyes 4). Her capillary blood glucose is 2 mmol/L.