Unusual presentations of malaria in children: an experience from a tertiary care centre in north east India.

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dc.contributor.authorDass, Rashna
dc.contributor.authorBarman, Himesh
dc.contributor.authorDuwarah, Saurabh Gohain
dc.contributor.authorDeka, Nayan Mani
dc.contributor.authorJain, Pankaj
dc.contributor.authorChoudhury, Vivek
dc.date.accessioned2012-10-30T07:08:29Z
dc.date.available2012-10-30T07:08:29Z
dc.date.issued2010-06
dc.description.abstractObjective. To identify cases of malaria with unusual presentations. Methods. The medical record of all the cases of malaria admitted to PICU and pediatric general ward from Oct 2006 to Sep 2009, were reviewed and cases with unusual presentations were identified. The study design was retrospective descriptive study. Results. Sixteen (10%) out of 162 malaria cases had unusual presentations - three had hemiplegia, two each with viral hepatitis-like presentation, acute abdomen, gastrointestinal bleed, generalized edema and hyperglycemia and one each with ptosis, severe headache and subacute intestinal obstruction-like presentation. Eleven cases had mixed parasitemia and two each with P. vivax and P. falciparum. One case was diagnosed on clinical grounds. Conclusions. Malaria is a common disease, but both typical and atypical presentations deserve attention for early diagnosis and management.en_US
dc.identifier.citationDass Rashna, Barman Himesh, Duwarah Saurabh Gohain, Deka Nayan Mani, Jain Pankaj, Choudhury Vivek. Unusual presentations of malaria in children: an experience from a tertiary care centre in north east India. Indian Journal of Pediatrics. 2010 June; 77(6): 655-660.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/142600
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://medind.nic.in/icb/t10/i6/icbt10i6p655.pdfen_US
dc.subjectMalariaen_US
dc.subjectUnusual presentationsen_US
dc.subjectHyperglycemiaen_US
dc.subject.meshAbdomen, Acute --parasitology
dc.subject.meshAdolescent
dc.subject.meshChild
dc.subject.meshChild, Preschool
dc.subject.meshDeveloping Countries
dc.subject.meshEarly Diagnosis
dc.subject.meshEdema --parasitology
dc.subject.meshFemale
dc.subject.meshGastrointestinal Hemorrhage --parasitology
dc.subject.meshHeadache --parasitology
dc.subject.meshHemiplegia --parasitology
dc.subject.meshHepatitis --parasitology
dc.subject.meshHospitals, Pediatric`
dc.subject.meshHospitals, University
dc.subject.meshHumans
dc.subject.meshHyperglycemia --parasitology
dc.subject.meshIndia
dc.subject.meshInfant
dc.subject.meshIntensive Care Units, Pediatric
dc.subject.meshIntestinal Obstruction --parasitology
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Falciparum --complications
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Falciparum --diagnosis
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Falciparum --drug therapy
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Vivax --complications
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Vivax --diagnosis
dc.subject.meshMalaria, Vivax --drug therapy
dc.subject.meshMale
dc.subject.meshMedical Records
dc.subject.meshPlasmodium falciparum --isolation & purification
dc.subject.meshPlasmodium vivax --isolation & purification
dc.subject.meshRetrospective Studies
dc.titleUnusual presentations of malaria in children: an experience from a tertiary care centre in north east India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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