HAEMOTOLOGICAL PATTERN ASSOSIATED TO DIFFE-RENT TYPES OF MALARIA

Abstract

Abstract

Objective:  To assess the abnormalities of haemo-tological parameters associates to different types of malaria.

Design:  Observational study.

Study Setting and Duration:  Present study was car-ried out in the medicine department, of (LUH) Liaquat

Iqbal M.¹

Associate professor Department of Medicine

LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Memon N.²

Assistant professor

Department of Medicine

Muhammad Medical College, Mirpur Khas

Hingoro M.R.³

Department of Medicine

LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Memon H.⁴

(M.D Trainee)

Department of Medicine

LUMHS, Jamshoro, Sindh, Pakistan

Shah S.⁵

(MBBS) LUMHS

Arain M.S.⁶

(MBBS) LUMHS

University of Medical and Health Sciences Hospital Hyderabad / Jamshoro from March 2013 to august 2013.

Method:  All the cases after diagnosis having, tuber-culosis, hepatitis, typhoid, dengue fever, pregnancy and diagnosis of meningitis excluded from the present study. Blood sample of the patients for CBC were sent to the diagnostic and research laboratory of liaquat medical University Hospital Hyderabad. After reports all the hematological abnormalities was documented.

Results:  Total 200 patients were selected in this stu-dy, and mean age was found as; Mean ±SD 32.4 ± 5.6. Female were found in the majority 58%. Vivax was found most common in the cases with percentage of 68%. According to the haematological abnormalities, in the vivax infected patients abnormal Hb (g/dl) was found in (24.2%) cases and  thrombocytopenia was found with the (20.4%) cases in the cases, while Falci-parum infected patients mostly abnormal Hb (g/dl) was found in 27 (20.4%) and thrombocytopenia  found most common 31 (45.5%) respectively.

Conclusion:  In the conclusion of this study, there are a big haematological disturbance are evaluated in the malarial affected patients, mostly thrombocytopenia and anemia.