title: Falciparum malaria in children-a brief report of 305 patients from rourkela, eastern India.
abstract: Most of the studies on malaria in children are reported from Africa, but only a few are from India. A retrospective study of 305 children with slide positive malaria was conducted at Rourkela, Orissa. 5.2% children were below 1 year of age. 34.1% were between 1 and 5 years and 60.7% were above 5 years. 63.9% were boys. The presenting symptoms were fever (98.4%), vomiting (52%), and headache (22%). 121 patients had one or more complications viz., cerebral malaria (n = 56), severe anemia (39), jaundice (31), convulsions (20), hypoglycemia (10) and only one with acute renal failure. 22 patients died.
authors.affiliation: Ispat General Hospital, Rourkela, 769005, Orissa, India.
authors.forename: Nimai C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
authors.forename: Paramananda
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: Jayant
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Acharya
authors.forename: Pitabas
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: Saroj K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Mishra
mesh_terms: D000740:Anemia / Q000209:etiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003967:Diarrhea / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007003:Hypoglycemia / Q000209:etiology; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D007565:Jaundice / Q000209:etiology; D016778:Malaria, Falciparum / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology; D014839:Vomiting / Q000209:etiology