Association of malaria with thrombocytopenia

Association of malaria with thrombocytopenia

Authors

  • Muhammad Naveed Akhtar
  • Sajid Jamil
  • Syed Ikhlaq Amjad
  • Anjum Rashid Butt
  • Muhammad Farooq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v11i4.1105

Keywords:

Thrombocytopenia. Malaria. Platelet Count. Malaria, Vivax. Malaria, Falciparum. Plasmodium. Parasitemia. Plasmodium vivax. Blood Platelets.

Abstract

In this study, 250 blood samples submitted for malaria investigation were studied microscopically for malarial parasites and platelet count. All samples were additionally analyzed for platelet count with automated haematology analyzer. Thirty seven (37) samples were found to be malaria positive microscopically. Out of 37 cases with malaria positive microscopically, thrombocytopenia was observed in 24 (64%) cases of malaria. So there is association of thrombocytopenia with malaria.

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Published

04/30/2016

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Akhtar, M. N., Jamil, S., Amjad, S. I., Butt, A. R., & Farooq, M. (2016). Association of malaria with thrombocytopenia. Annals of King Edward Medical University, 11(4). https://doi.org/10.21649/akemu.v11i4.1105

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