Volume 11, Number 1—January 2005
Dispatch
Plasmodium vivax Malaria
Dhanpat K. Kochar*
, Vishal Saxena†, Narvachan Singh*, Sanjay K. Kochar*, S. Vijay Kumar†, and Ashis Das†
, Vishal Saxena†, Narvachan Singh*, Sanjay K. Kochar*, S. Vijay Kumar†, and Ashis Das†Table 2
Hematologic and biochemical characteristics of severe vivax malaria patients*
| Patient Number | Hb (g%) | TLC (mm3) | Platelet count (lac/mm3) | Blood sugar (mg%) | Blood urea (mg%) | Serum creatinine (mg%) | Serum bilirubin total/conjugated (mg%) | Serum ALT (IU/L) | Serum AST (IU/L) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 10,000 | 92,000 | 94 | 24 | 1.0 | 1.0/0.4 | 40 | 30 |
| 2 | 8 | 5,800 | 100,000 | 90 | 95 | 3.5 | 0.9/0.3 | 30 | 27 |
| 3 | 9.5 | 5,800 | 50,000 | 105 | 54 | 1.0 | 10.3/6.4 | 360 | 278 |
| 4 | 5 | 6,600 | 120,000 | 60 | 70 | 1.7 | 2.6/1.2 | 36 | 32 |
| 5 | 10 | 9,000 | 87,000 | 120 | 90 | 3.0 | 3.1/2.2 | 39 | 33 |
| 6 | 6 | 8,400 | 80,000 | 80 | 25 | 0.8 | 0.9/0.3 | 25 | 36 |
| 7 | 6 | 9,000 | 96,000 | 60 | 24 | 1.0 | 1.0/0.4 | 40 | 30 |
| 8 | 8.4 | 6,000 | 150,000 | 76 | 60 | 3.0 | 1.6/0.6 | 90 | 80 |
| 9 | 9.0 | 8,400 | 75,000 | 138 | 72 | 0.6 | 16/10.9 | 510 | 546 |
| 10 | 7.2 | 8,100 | 110,000 | 80 | 48 | 0.8 | 4.0/3.0 | 187 | 136 |
| 11 | 6 | 10,000 | 121,000 | 90 | 82 | 4.5 | 1.0/0.3 | 36 | 32 |
*Hb, hemoglobin; TLC, total leukocyte count; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase.
