Volume : IV, Issue : IV, April - 2015

Sickle cell Anaemia with Plasmodium Vivax and Tuberculous Infection–A Case Report

Dr. M. Vasundhara, Dr. G. Ratna Kumari, Dr. P. Nalini Kumari

Abstract :

Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is prevalent in areas where there is endemicity for malaria. Heterozygous condition of

sickle hemoglobin is protective against plasmodium falciparum infection. Except from South Africa reports stating
about the association of malaria with sickle cell anaemia were rare. Very few cases were recorded about association of Plasmodium vivax
infection in sickle cell anaemia. The consequences of malaria in SCA may be very severe during acute illness. We present a rare case of vivax
malaria in SCA who had been suffering from tuberculosis.

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Dr.M. Vasundhara, Dr. G.Ratna Kumari, Dr. P.Nalini Kumari Dr.M. Vasundhara, Dr. G.Ratna Kumari, Dr. P.Nalini Kumari International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 4 April 2015


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