Study of hepatic involvement in falciparum malaria: A hospital based study in South Odisha

Premakanta Mohanty; Lipika Behera; Lachhaman Bag; Mohua Biswas

doi:10.53730/ijhs.v6nS5.9044

Study of hepatic involvement in falciparum malaria

A hospital based study in South Odisha

https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS5.9044

Authors

Premakanta Mohanty Assistant Professor, Dept Of Internal Medicine, Fakir Mohan Medical College, Balasore, Odisha
Lipika Behera Assistant Professor, Department Of Biochemistry, MKCG Medical College, Berhampur, Odisha
Lachhaman Bag Assistant Professor General Surgery Dept, PRM Medical College, Baripada, Odisha
Mohua Biswas
Drmohuabiswas123@Gmail.Com
Associate Professor Community Medicine Dept, SLN Medical College, Koraput , Odisha

Keywords:

Malaria Hepatopathy, Malaria, malaria hepatitis, Malarial Jaundice

Abstract

Background: Malaria is a major hindrance to economic development. It is caused due to infection with Plasmodium and transmitted to human by bite of female anopheles mosquito. Orissa contributes to about 20% of malaria cases to the national total, out of which 85% are P. falciparum cases. 40% of country's malarial deaths occur in the state. In Odisha out of 39,556 positive case and 9 deaths in year 2019. Material and Methods: This prospective case series study was conducted to understand the clinical profile of 60 complicated malaria cases presenting with jaundice out of 450 hospitalized patients diagnosed with acute severe malaria. All cases were treated with quinine dihydrochloride IV 600 mg 8 hourly for 3-4 days, then given orally for a total of 7 days. Results: In the present study forty five cases were males and 15 were females showing a male female ratio 3:1. Maximum cases around 39 (65%) belong to age group from 15-35 years. Fever was the presenting complaint in all cases in this study. The range of temperature varied between 100-103°F. Added to these the cerebral symptoms present in 24 (40%) cases would reasonably justify a clinical diagnosis of Falciparum infection.

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15-06-2022

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Mohanty, P., Behera, L., Bag, L., & Biswas, M. (2022). Study of hepatic involvement in falciparum malaria: A hospital based study in South Odisha. International Journal of Health Sciences, 6(S5), 1923–1934. https://doi.org/10.53730/ijhs.v6nS5.9044

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