Abstract:

1. Hypoglycaemia is a serious complication of falciparum malaria, especially in pregnant patients. To investigate malaria-associated changes in glucose metabolism in pregnancy, steady-state [6,6-2H2] glucose turnover and clearance were measured in 10 women (eight with uncomplicated falciparum malaria and two with vivax malaria at 16-30 weeks gestation) before treatment, after intravenous quinine infusion (patients with falciparum malaria) and in convalescence. 2. Admission basal plasma glucos...

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