OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of thrombocytopenia in malarial parasite (MP) positive patients. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Medical Unit-III, Ward-7, JPMC, Karachi, from June to October 2006. METHODOLOGY: One hundred twenty four MP positive cases were included in the study. Infections with both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax species were included. Complete blood picture with platelet count was obtained in all patients. Thrombocytopenia was defined as platelets count of < 150,000/cmm. RESULTS: Among 124 patients of MP positive, 100 (80.6%) were found to have thrombocytopenia. Over all 64 patients had Plasmodium falciparum, while 60 patients were having Plasmodium vivax infection. The frequency of thrombocytopenia was 71.87% (n=46) in falciparum and 93.33% (n=56) in vivax infection. CONCLUSION: Thrombocytopenia was a common haematological finding in patients with Plasmodium infection particularly marked in vivax species infection.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of thrombocytopenia in malarial parasite (MP) positive patients. STUDY DESIGN: A cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY: Medical Unit-III, Ward-7, JPMC, Karachi, from June to October 2006. METHODOLOGY: One hundred twenty four MP positive cases were included in the study. Infections with both Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax species were included. Complete blood picture with platelet count was obtained in all patients. Thrombocytopenia was defined as platelets count of < 150,000/cmm. RESULTS: Among 124 patients of MP positive, 100 (80.6%) were found to have thrombocytopenia. Over all 64 patients had Plasmodium falciparum, while 60 patients were having Plasmodium vivaxinfection. The frequency of thrombocytopenia was 71.87% (n=46) in falciparum and 93.33% (n=56) in vivax infection. CONCLUSION:Thrombocytopenia was a common haematological finding in patients with Plasmodiuminfection particularly marked in vivax species infection.
Authors: Bernardo S Franklin; Barbara L F Vitorino; Helena C Coelho; Armando Menezes-Neto; Marina L S Santos; Fernanda M F Campos; Cristiana F Brito; Cor J Fontes; Marcus V Lacerda; Luzia H Carvalho Journal: PLoS One Date: 2011-05-17 Impact factor: 3.240
Authors: Otchere Addai-Mensah; Daniel Gyamfi; Francis Agyei Amponsah; Max Efui Annani-Akollor; Kwabena Owusu Danquah; Lillian Boateng; Eddie-Williams Owiredu; Edward Y Afriyie; Richard Vikpebah Duneeh; Renate Asare; David Ofosu Ntiamoah; Richard Boateng Journal: ScientificWorldJournal Date: 2019-02-14