Battle of the Blood: Thrombocytopenia in children with Vivax Malaria

Abstract

Abstract:

Objective:

The study aimed to determine the incidence about thrombocytopenia in children plasmodium vivax malaria.

Methods:

After the approval from institution review board, this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Department of Pediatrics, Combined military hospital Bahawalpur, 01 January 2024 to 31 may 2024. A sum of 132 children were recruited in this research. At first, those who had symptoms of sudden onset of high-grade fever without any other symptoms were selected.  All the patients were gone through a detailed history and clinical examination. Patients who fulfilled the study's inclusion and exclusion criteria were considered for participation, Samples of 5 CC of blood were obtained from people who were thought to have malaria and were immediately sent to the hospital laboratory, for blood tests thick and thin smear microscopy. The peripheral smear was used to test for thrombocytopenia in patients with vivax malaria.

Result:

The male gender patients were 131, female were 90 out of which 155 and 58 males and females respectively were having thrombocytopenia 72 patients of age group 2-5 were having thrombocytopenia. The p value was less than 0.05.

Conclusion: Our study concludes that the frequency of thrombocytopenia was ... % in children presenting with in plasmodium vivax malaria.

Keywords:

pediatric, thrombocytopenia, children, plasmodium, vivax malaria, kids