Health Condition 1: null- Malaria
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients in the age group of 18-60 years admitted with smear positive for falciparum/vivax malaria in Father Muller Medical College Hospital will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: •Patients with a clinical features and/or diagnosis of associated dengue fever, leptospirosis and typhoid fever. •Patients with immunocompromised status or receiving immunosuppressive treatment. •Chronic liver disease. •Pregnant women.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1.To find whether thrombocytopenia can be used as an early indicator of severity in malaria. 2.To find the association between degree of thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly in malaria. 3.To correlate thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly with type and severity in malaria. Timepoint: Single time point at the end of the study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| NilTimepoint: Nil | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
FATHER MULLER MEDICAL COLLEGE