Effect of quinine therapy on plasma glucose and plasma insulin levels in pregnant women infected with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in Gezira state

To determine if quinine has a metabolic effect during treatment of severe or complicated malaria, we studied its effects on plasma glucose and plasma insulin levels in 150 pregnant women with malaria referred to Madani maternity teaching hospital, Gezira state and 50 healthy pregnant controls. Levels were determined at baseline [day 0] before the start of quinine treatment, after 2 days of treatment [2 hours after the 4th dose] and after 7 days of treatment [day 8]. There was a statistically significant increase in plasma insulin concentrations during the quinine infusion and fall in plasma glucose concentration [P<0.001]. Quinine administered at the recommended dose and rate can disrupt plasma glucose homeostasis although it is still the drug of choice for severe and complicated malaria in Sudan

Dermatoglyphic genetic traits and digital patterns in Jubian and Upper Egyptian populations

Finger and palm prints of 200 males and 200 females of Jubian population were examined in an attempt to establish their dermatoglyphic configurations. The results were compared with those of a similar number of Upper Egyptians. Both sexes of both populations had the same formula of total pattern frequency on finger tips [Lu W A Lr]. The right thumb in Upper Egyptian males and right index in both Upper Egyptian sexes showed a higher frequency of whorls than ulnar loops. Radial loops showed a higher frequency of whorls than ulnar loops. Radial loops showed also a higher frequency than arches in the left index and left little fingers in Upper Egyptian males and right ring in Upper Egyptian females. In Jubian females, arches were more frequent than whorls in the left ring finger. The Jubian population showed significantly lower values of the right hand, left hand and in total finger ridge counts in both sexes compared with upper Egyptians. Unlike the Upper Egyptians, the Jubians showed significant bisexual difference in the a-b ridge count and atd angle in both hands