Thrombocytopenia in malaria.

Journal article

The relationship between platelet counts and platelet bound (direct) or platelet directed (indirect) serum antibody concentrations was studied in 17 patients with Plasmodium falciparum malaria and 12 patients with P. vivax malaria. Platelet counts rose with recovery from infection from 196 +/- 84 x 10(9)/l (mean +/- SD) and 195 +/- 34 x 10(9)/l to 319 +/- 99 and 283 +/- 62 x 10(9)/l respectively (p less than 0.002), but there was no relationship between either absolute platelet count or chang...

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Authors: Looareesuwan, S; Davis, J; Allen, D; Lee, S; Bunnag, D

• Journal: Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health
• Volume: 23
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 44-50
• Publication date: 1992-03-01
• ISSN: 0125-1562
• Language: English
• Keywords: Adolescent; Hematocrit; Malaria, Falciparum; Platelet Function Tests; Aspartate Aminotransferases; Malaria, Vivax; Platelet Count; Middle Aged; Hospitals, Special; Creatinine; Humans; Thailand; Thrombocytopenia; Adult; Tropical Medicine; Male