Plasmodium vivax malaria presenting with severe thrombocytopenia
Braz. j. infect. dis
;
6(5): 263-265, Oct. 2002.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax malaria are endemic infections in India and are commonly associated with mild hematological abnormalities. Severe thrombocytopenia is common in isolated falciparum and mixed falciparum/vivax malaria, but is very rare in isolated P.vivax infection. We hereby report a case of severe thrombocytopenia (platelet count of 8x10(9)/L) in a case of vivax malaria. This is only the second case ever reported in the literature of such profound thrombocytopenia in a case of isolated P.vivax malaria
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Main subject:
Plasmodium vivax
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Thrombocytopenia
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Malaria, Vivax
Limits:
Animals
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2002
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
India
Institution/Affiliation country:
Sitaram Bhartia Institute of Science ans Research/IN
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