Malaria is responsible for 0.5-1.2 million deaths each year. The majority of fatal cases are due to Plasmodium falciparum infection which is known for its severity, complications and drug resistance. Most of the fatalities occur in children and nonimmune travellers to the endemic areas. A number of complications have been described in falciparum malaria but, to the best of our knowledge, haemop...

We report four cases of complicated malaria in Andhra Pradesh-Orissa border between July 2016 and December 2016, with apparent treatment failure with artemisinin drugs, and all showing parasitological clearance after quinine and adjuvant clindamycin therapy. However, one case died due to complications of malaria. We highlight the need for increased monitoring and surveillance to identify artemi...

The epidemiology of malaria in urban environments is poorly characterized, yet increasingly problematic. We conducted an unmatched case-control study of risk factors for malarial anemia with high parasitemia in urban Kisumu, Kenya, from June 2002 through February 2003. Cases (n = 80) were hospital patients with a hemoglobin level < or = 8 g/dL and a Plasmodium parasite density > or = 10,000/mic...

BACKGROUND Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT), the main strategy to prevent malaria and reduce anaemia and low birthweight, focuses on the second half of pregnancy. However, intrauterine growth restriction may occur earlier in pregnancy. The aim of this study was to measure the effects of malaria in the first half of pregnancy by comparing the fetal biparietal diameter (BPD) of infected an...

In contrast, the treatment of severe/complicated childhood malaria appears to be evolving. The 2005 IAP Guideline followed the National Malaria Programme and recommended quinine, suggesting artesunate/artemether as less preferred alternatives(3). In 2008, it was modified as quinine with tetracycline/doxycycline/clindamycin(4) in line with the WHO 2006 statement. The National Guideline 2009(2) s...

Malaria continues to be a problem for children returning or immigrating to industrialized countries from tropical regions. Proper diagnosis begins with clinical suspicion. In nonimmune children, malaria typically presents with high fever that might be accompanied by chills and headache. Symptoms and signs may be more subtle in partially immune children, and anemia and hepatosplenomegaly may als...

conclusions retrograde laparoscopic appendicectomy using single polymer clip makes easy access to operating in complicated and non-complicated appendicitis. results four patients (15.4%) were converted to open surgery; three patients in group i and one in group ii. four patients developed postoperative complications; three patients in group i and one in group ii. operative time was less in grou...

One of the most fatal illnesses that affects humans is malaria. This study was aimed at determining haematological changes in pregnant malaria-infected women. hundred blood samples were taken from women between ages 15 and 45. Samples screened using standard methods. Out 100 examined, 28% had parasites whereas 72% did not. Based on age, 36 40 highest prevalence malaria during pregnancy (33.3%)....

BACKGROUND Falciparum malaria or malaria tropica is one of the leading causes of childhood mortality worldwide. Malaria-related deaths occur mainly in sub-Saharan Africa, where an estimated 365 million clinical cases of Plasmodium falciparum malaria occur each year. In Europe, imported malaria cases occur due to returning travellers or immigration mostly from African countries. Children are mor...