Comparative study of serum electrolyte levels between uncomplicated and complicated (Severe) malarial patients
Journal Title: International Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Research - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
Malaria is one of the most important public illness in India It39s a mosquito borne disorder which spreads by the bite of the anopheles mosquito Electrolytes sodium potassium are very important for the normal functioning of the human body Electrolyte disturbances are seen in difficult complicated severe malaria However very few studies have been done on uncomplicated malarial patients and outcome published are contrasting so we decided to undertake this study We determined the serum electrolyte levels in 25 uncomplicated and 25 complicated malarial patients Majority of complicated malarial sufferers had hyponatremia and hypokalemia in comparison with uncomplicated malarial patients and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant It was concluded that hyponatraemia and hypokalaemia are longestablished in malaria and they39re chiefly associated with the complicated severe varieties of falciparum and vivax malaria than with uncomplicated malariaKeywords Malaria Electrolytes Sodium Na Potassium K
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Ummed Singh Solanki, Rumana Khan
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- DOI 10.18231/2394-6377.2018.0090
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