[Descriptive study of malaria cases in a general hospital in Madrid between 1996 and 2011].

Introduction: Malaria causes around 863,000 deaths per year, mostly of them in children under 5 years old.

Material And Methods: We have reviewed the epidemiological data of malaria cases in a pediatric department in a Hospital in the Community of Madrid, in the period 1996-2011.

Results: In the period reviewed, 103 cases of malaria were diagnosed in children under 14 years old.