BLOOD COUNT IN MALARIA
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the blood counts in malaria.
Design: Computer bases retrospective study.
Place and duration of study: Fazal Rahim Clinical Laboratory Tirmergara Dir North West Frontier province of Pakistan 1st September 2006, to 31st October 2006.
Subjects: Ninety six patients were included in this study, who were smear positive for malaria and blood counts were performed simultaneously.
Methods: Detailed information regarding name, age sex, address, Hb, WBC count, RBC count, haematocrit (HCT), Reticulocytes count, different leucocyte count (DLC) and Platelets count carried out.
Results: There were 949 total requests for Malarial Parasites examination, out of which 236 were positive, 130 Plasmodium Vivax (PV); 102 Plasmodium Falciparum (P.F)., and 04 mixed infections. The data of 96 patients, having performed full blood count (FBC) is presented. The haemoglobulin ranged 2 – 15 ± 8.2 g/dl, WBC count 1.3 – 18 ± 5.8 x 109 /l, RBC count 1-5.8 ± 3.3 x 1012 /l, Platelets count 20 – 350 x 109 /l, Absolute Retic Counts 5 – 300 ± 55 x 109 /l.
Conclusion: Malaria is usually associated with various degrees of reduced blood counts. Though anaemia is hemolytic in nature, the haemopoietic response is blunted as indicated by disproportionate reticulocytes counts, reduced platelets and WBC counts.
Key Words: Malaria, Blood count, Plasmodium Falciparum, Anaemia
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