The Platelet Count in Cerebral Malaria, Is It Useful to the Clinician?

被引：17

作者：

Chimalizeni, Yamikani ^{[1
]}

Kawaza, Kondwani ^{[1
]}

Taylor, Terrie ^{[2
]}

Molyneux, Malcolm ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Coll Med, Dept Paediat, Blantyre 3, Malawi

[2] Blantyre Malaria Project, Blantyre, Malawi

[3] Coll Med, Malawi LiverpoolWellcome Trust Clin Res Programme, Blantyre 3, Malawi

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE | 2010年 / 83卷 / 01期

关键词：

FALCIPARUM-MALARIA; CHILDREN; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TRANSMISSION; BLOOD; CELLS;

D O I：

10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0614

中图分类号：

R1 [预防医学、卫生学];

学科分类号：

1004 ; 120402 ;

摘要：

We conducted this study to determine the prognostic significance of the platelet count in children with cerebral malaria. We studied children with cerebral malaria admitted to the pediatric research ward at Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital, Malawi. We analyzed 1,811 children with cerebral malaria and compared them with 521 children with bacterial meningitis. There was a significant difference in platelet counts between children with cerebral malaria and those with meningitis. Among children with cerebral malaria, there was no relationship between the platelet count and either the admission coma score or the eventual outcome. Those with malarial retinopathy were more thrombocytopenic than those without. Our results suggest that the platelet count is not prognostic in Malawian children with cerebral malaria.

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