CLINICAL PROFILE OF MALARIA CASES IN CHILDREN AT A TERTIARY HEALTH CENTER

Dr. G. Ravindranath; Dr. M Srinivasa Reddy; Dr. A. Revanth Kumar; Dr. N. Partha Sarathy

Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2017

CLINICAL PROFILE OF MALARIA CASES IN CHILDREN AT A TERTIARY HEALTH CENTER

Dr. G. Ravindranath, Dr. M Srinivasa Reddy, Dr. A. Revanth Kumar, Dr. N. Partha Sarathy

Abstract :

Introduction:Malaria is the world‘s most important parasitic infection, with the major health challenges for the poor countries.Children under five years of age are most vulnerable group affected. There were an estimated 660000 malaria deaths around the world in 2010, of which 86 p.c were in children <5 years of age. Present study was undertaken to study clinical profile of malaria in children at Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical Sciences, Eluru.Methodology: A prospective observational study was conducted in the Department of Pediatrics of Alluri Sitarama Raju Academy of Medical sciences, Eluru, over a period of 2 years from August 2011 to July 2013.Results: Out of 350 fever cases, 30 p.c had malaria and remaining were non malaria cases.Most common presenting clinical feature in the present study was fever accounting for 105 (100 p.c) cases, followed by splenomegaly 91.4 p.c, hepatomegaly 76.2 p.c, pallor 73.3 p.c, headache 35.5 p.c, vomiting 31.4 p.c, icterus 21 p.c, dark urine 11.4 p.c and melena in 3.8 p.c cases.Conclusion:Malaria is the most common serious parasitic disease affecting human beings. Major eeding season for vector is rainy season, which coincides with peak incidence of malaria transmission. Vector control measures should be strengthened during this period to decrease malarial incidence.