1V Semester MBBS Student, Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
3Professor, Department of General Medicine, Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, India
*Corresponding author: Dr. K Chandra Sekhar, Professor, Department of Community Medicine, ASRAM Medical College, Eluru, A.P., India.-534005, E-mail: cskalevaru@gmail.com
Online published on 26 April, 2016.
India contributes about 70% of malaria in the South East Asian Region of WHO. Although annually India reports about two million cases and 1000 deaths attributable to malaria, there is an increasing trend in the proportion of Plasmodium falciparum as the agent. There exists heterogeneity and variability in the risk of malaria transmission between and within the states of the country as many ecotypes/paradigms of malaria have been recognized.
1. To study the demographic profile of malaria cases. 2. To find the clinical features of malaria cases. 3. To determine the outcome in terms of recovery status of Malaria cases.
The present Hospital based descriptive study was conducted at Alluri Sita Ramaraju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru, Andhra Pradesh, during the period from January 2014 to December 2014 by retrospectively. A total of 68 individuals were selected from the hospital records based on the full details available in the case sheet. Results were analysed and necessary statistical tests were applied.
Out of 68 individuals, 43 were males and 25 were females. Almost all the people presented with the fever. Among malaria cases, 39.7% patients were presented with vomiting and 33.8% were presented with headache in addition to fever (P>0.05). About 10.3% patients were diagnosed as malaria test negative but clinically positive Malaria and responded with malaria treatment and discharged. There was no mortality was observed in all the Malaria cases.
Based on the above study results, Malaria cases means not only having symptoms fever with chills and rigors but also fever with other symptoms like vomiting and headache also can be considered for the screening of malaria. Mixed infection of different malaria species and also associated with Dengue fever is also increasing. Malaria test negative people also can be kept observation for malaria (when the patient is not responding to routine treatment). Our sample is less and there are many studies required for the support of our study findings.
Age, Sex, Clinical features, Diagnosis, Complications
