Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 4

Vivax Malaria and Thrombocytopenia

  • Author:
  • Ravinder Garg1, Divya Soin2, Simmi Aggarwal3, Gurmeet K Sethi4, K S Kajal5, Gurpreet Singh6, Rakesh Aseri7
  • Total Page Count: 4
  • Page Number: 136 to 139

1Associate Professor, Dept. of Medicine, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

2Assistant Professor, Dept. of Medicine, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

3Professor & Head, Dept. of Radio-Diagnosis, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

4Professor & Head, Dept. of Pediatrics, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

5Professor & Head, Dept. of Medicine, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

6Senior Resident, Dept. of Medicine, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

7PG Resident Medicine, Dept. of Medicine, GGS Medical College & Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India

Online published on 6 November, 2014.

Abstract

Severe thrombocytopenia is common in isolated falciparum and mixed falciparum/vivax malaria and is rare in isolated P. vivax infection, but the trend is changing. We hereby report 14 cases of P. vivax with thrombocytopenia, with 8 cases requiring blood/blood product transfusions. It is therefore a challenge to differentiate vivax malaria, falciparum malaria and dengue fever.

Keywords

Vivax Malaria, Thrombocytopenia