Short report: hematologic changes in acute, imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria.
We conducted a retrospective analysis of hematologic changes in 89 patients with imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Thirteen (15%) were anemic at presentation, 60 (67%) had thrombocytopenia, and 63% had lymphopenia. There was a significant inverse relationship between parasitemia and platelet count. Anemia is rare among patients with imported malaria, while thrombocytopenia and lymphopenia are common.
Richards
M W
MW
Royal London Hospital Medical School, Whitechapel, United Kingdom.
Behrens
R H
RH
Doherty
J F
JF
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010976:Platelet Count; D012189:Retrospective Studies