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| Year : 2012 | Volume
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| Issue : 10 | Page : 449-452 |
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Malarial hepatopathy and its outcome in India
Rama Prakasha Saya1, Goswami Debabrata2, Ganesh Kumar Saya3
1 Department of General Medicine, K S Hegde Medical Academy, Mangalore, Karnataka, India
2 Department of General Medicine, Government Medical College, Guwahati, Assam, India
3 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, India
Correspondence Address:
Ganesh Kumar Saya
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry
India
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DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.101981
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Background: Jaundice in Plasmodium falciparum malaria is multifactorial and its incidence varies in different regions. It is important to assess the incidence and factors associated with malarial hepatopathy as well as its complications to understand the pattern of disease presentation in order to undertake appropriate interventional measures. There is a paucity of data with regard to malarial hepatopathy and its outcome at the global level. Aim: The study was conducted to assess the pattern, spectrum of biochemical parameters and complications of hepatopathy related to P. falciparum malaria. Materials and Methods: A descriptive study was conducted in a tertiary care hospital attached to a government medical institution in Assam, India. Demographic details of the hundred patients with P. falciparum malaria, their clinical and biochemical parameters, complications and outcome were collected using a prestructured proforma. Data was compared using proportion and Chi Square test. Results: The proportion of those with malarial hepatopathy was 38% and the incidence was more in males and younger age group. The degree of hyperbilirubinemia, complications that include renal failure, shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome, hypoglycemia and mortality were significantly more among patients with hepatopathy (P<0.05). Conclusion: Malarial hepatopathy is associated with a higher incidence of complications like renal failure, shock, acute respiratory distress syndrome and hypoglycemia. Further studies are required to elucidate the factors associated with malarial hepatopathy and to prevent the complications and mortality. |
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