HEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF MALARIA PATIENTS IN FLOOD AFFECTED AREAS OF SINDH
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Keywords
flood, malaria, anemia, platelet count
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the hematological profile of malarial patients.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out at Bilawal Medical College, Liaquat University of Medical and Health Sciences, Jamshoro. The sampling technique was non –probability convenience sampling.
A total of 72 patients who were diagnosed with positive malaria parasite on peripheral smears of both genders aged between 10 to 70 years were included in the study whereas patients diagnosed with dengue, congo, and chikungunya were excluded from the study. Their blood complete picture reports were carried from the Diagnostic and Research Lab, Kotri branch. Their blood complete picture was studied. Data was analyzed on IBM SPSS version 23.0.
Results: In malaria-affected people, living in flood-affected areas, 54.2% of patients were suffering from normocytic, normochromic anemia but 45.8% of individuals identified with microcytic, hypochromic anemia. Mostly the patients presenting were positive for plasmodium vivax (83.6%) while, 16.7% presented with plasmodium falciparum positive. There was a statistically significant difference in RBC count, MCV, MCHC, MCH, neutrophils, lymphocytes, and platelets count between plasmodium falciparum positive and plasmodium vivax positive malaria.
Conclusion: In flood-affected areas, malaria was prevalent with more cases positive for plasmodium vivax. The majority of the patients had decreased platelet count, decreased MCV, MCHC, and RBC count with low hemoglobin concentration.
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Dr. Kuldeep Kumar Poorani
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Bilawal Medical College for boys, LUMHS Jamshoro
Dr. Ramesh Kumar
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Bilawal Medical College for boys, LUMHS Jamshoro
Dr. Atif Ahmed
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Bilawal Medical College for boys, LUMHS Jamshoro
Dr. Bedarbakhat Khan
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Liaquat university of medical and health sciences (LUMHS) Jamshoro
Dr. Kashif Ali
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Bilawal Medical College for boys, LUMHS Jamshoro
Dr. Prem Sagar
Post-Graduate Resident Pediatrics, Bilawal Medical College, Jamshoro