title: Biochemical alterations in Plasmodium vivax-infected malarial patients before and after radical treatment.
abstract: Biochemical alterations in 152 malaria patients infected with Plasmodium vivax were studied and the effect of parasitaemia on these changes was assessed. The degree of parasitaemia correlated positively with plasma uric acid, total and unconjugated bilirubin. A decrease in the levels of serum total protein, albumin, serum total, free and ester cholesterol was observed in vivax malaria. A follow-up study done on a section of the above patients after administration of chloroquine and primaquine for radical treatment of malaria showed the most of the alterations observed were bought back to normal. However, blood haemoglobin level was not restored to normal even after ten days of commencement of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Biochemistry, DR. A.L.M. PG Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, University of Madras, Taramani Campus, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selvam
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Mathews
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001663:Bilirubin / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D016780:Malaria, Vivax / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D008297:Male; D011319:Primaquine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins; D014527:Uric Acid; D002738:Chloroquine; D002784:Cholesterol; D011319:Primaquine; D001663:Bilirubin