title: Plasmodium falciparum hepatitis during malaria epidemic.
abstract: Thirty-two patients with a smear positive for Plasmodium falciparum and with jaundice were studied prospectively. Most of the cases were in the age group of 15-44 years. Serum bilirubin (conjugated) levels ranged from 2-25 mg%. Australia antigen was negative in all. Mortality was 12.4%, due to cerebral malaria.
authors.affiliation: Dr. SN Medical College, Jodhpur.
authors.forename: U C
authors.initials: UC
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Kataria
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008109:Liver Diseases, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D011446:Prospective Studies