Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant?
Introduction. Thrombocytopenia is frequently noticed with P. falciparum malaria but is less reported and studied with P. vivax. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, SBKS MI & RC, Pipariya. We included patients who were diagnosed with vivax malaria. The da...
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| description | Introduction. Thrombocytopenia is frequently noticed with P. falciparum malaria but is less reported and studied with P. vivax. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, SBKS MI & RC, Pipariya. We included patients who were diagnosed with vivax malaria. The data regarding their clinical and hematological profile was collected and analysed. Result. A total of 66 patients were included. 42 (63%) had platelet count <100000/mm3. Mean platelet count was 1,18,650, range being 8000/mm3–6,10,000/mm3. Amongst those with thrombocytopenia, 16 (38.09%) had anemia, 14 (33.33%) had serum creatinine >1.2 gm/dL, 15 (35.71%) had jaundice (s. bilirubin > 1.2), 2 (4.76%) had altered sensorium, 6 (14.28%) had ARDS, 2 needed ventilator support, and 1 expired. Amongst those with normal platelet count, 5 (20.83%) had anemia and 1 had jaundice whereas none had elevated s. creatinine, altered sensorium, or lung involvement. Conclusion. Thrombocytopenia is now being seen more commonly with vivax malaria. Patients with platelet count <1 lac/cumm have more severe disease. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5d9a853e28f8481fa12d8dcc0978de8b2025-02-03T06:01:09ZengWileyJournal of Tropical Medicine1687-96861687-96942014-01-01201410.1155/2014/567469567469Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant?Arti Muley0Jitendra Lakhani1Saurabh Bhirud2Abhinam Patel3SBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara 390024, IndiaSBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara 390024, IndiaSBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara 390024, IndiaSBKS MI & RC, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth, Piparia, Vadodara 390024, IndiaIntroduction. Thrombocytopenia is frequently noticed with P. falciparum malaria but is less reported and studied with P. vivax. Materials and Methods. The study was conducted in the Department of Medicine, SBKS MI & RC, Pipariya. We included patients who were diagnosed with vivax malaria. The data regarding their clinical and hematological profile was collected and analysed. Result. A total of 66 patients were included. 42 (63%) had platelet count <100000/mm3. Mean platelet count was 1,18,650, range being 8000/mm3–6,10,000/mm3. Amongst those with thrombocytopenia, 16 (38.09%) had anemia, 14 (33.33%) had serum creatinine >1.2 gm/dL, 15 (35.71%) had jaundice (s. bilirubin > 1.2), 2 (4.76%) had altered sensorium, 6 (14.28%) had ARDS, 2 needed ventilator support, and 1 expired. Amongst those with normal platelet count, 5 (20.83%) had anemia and 1 had jaundice whereas none had elevated s. creatinine, altered sensorium, or lung involvement. Conclusion. Thrombocytopenia is now being seen more commonly with vivax malaria. Patients with platelet count <1 lac/cumm have more severe disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/567469 |
| spellingShingle | Arti Muley Jitendra Lakhani Saurabh Bhirud Abhinam Patel Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| title | Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? |
| title_full | Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? |
| title_fullStr | Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? |
| title_short | Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant? |
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