Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2019

A STUDY ON HYPOCALCEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MALARIA

Dr. Abhay Babu, Dr. Prakruthi

Abstract :

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES 1. To assess the presence and severity of hypocalcemia in different types of malaria. METHODS: A total of 200 subjects who attended Out Patient Department and who got admitted in Yenepoya Medical College Hospital, Of these 200 subjects, 100 were cases and 100 were controls. Materials and methods: Patients were selected according to the inclusion criteria. After selecting the pa–tients, a detailed history was taken which includes age, presenting complaints, history of other comorbid conditions. A thorough physical examination and systemic examination was done for all patients. The patients were admitted and was subjected to treatment. Follow up of patients were done during the hospital stay regarding the development of complications. Informed consent was taken and the necessary blood investigations was carried out. Measure–ment of serum calcium levels, collected without tourniquet under aseptic pre–cautions in container. CONCLUSION: This study was done to find serum calcium levels in different types of malaria and to compare with non malarial subject and to determine whether there is presence of hypocalcemia according to severity of malaria Total of 200 patients who comes to the op or got admitted in yenepoya medi–cal college hospital were studied during the period of January 2015 to January 2016.100 patients were case subjects and 100 patients were control. Complete history and physical examination were done followed by laboratory investigation to find out presence of malaria and to determine serum calcium and corrected calcium levels in all patients. Majority of patients are between age group of 20 to 30 and majority are males. The serum calcium levels and corrected calcium levels are significantly lower in malarial subject when compå to control group. Among the types of malar–ia,lower values of calcium were observed in complicated malaria Hence result of our study are in close agreement that with other similar studies showing that hypocalcemia is prevalent in patients with malaria and severity of hypocalcemia is related with severity of malaria

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A STUDY ON HYPOCALCEMIA IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE MALARIA, Dr. Abhay Babu, Dr. PRAKRUTHI PARIPEX - INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-3 | March-2019


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