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| Year : 2014 | Volume
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Serum ferritin and hematological feature among malaria patients in Assam
Jitendra Sharma, Prafulla Dutta, Siraj Ahmed Khan, Jagadish Mahanta
Entomology and Filariasis Division, Regional Medical Research Centre (ICMR), Dibrugarh, Assam, India
Correspondence Address:
Jitendra Sharma
Research Scholar, RMRC (ICMR), NER, Dibrugarh, Assam
India
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None  | Check |
DOI: 10.4103/1755-6783.145001
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Introduction: Assam is considered as a vulnerable state for malarial infection. Malarial patient exhibit several divergent values in their blood cell parameter as well as changes in concentration of normal serum ferritin level. The study was intended to observe the concentration of serum ferritin level and estimation of hematological feature among malaria patients in Assam. Materials and Methods: During the period from August 2012 to January 2013, a total of 77 blood samples have been collected from 77 individuals suspected with malaria from different malaria endemic districts of Assam. Results: A total of 36 cases were found to be malaria positive of which 25 were symptomatic and 11 were asymptomatic. Overall the percentage of parasitaemia was found 0.1-15%. Distribution of malaria cases was observed in all age groups and both the sexes. Hematological values among the malaria positive patients revealed that about 89% were having anaemia, 66.67% with Thrombocytopenia and 47% Lymphocytopenia. Iron deficiency anaemia was recorded in 63.87% of the patients. Other haematological status includes 30.56% individual with Granulocytosis and 50.00% subjects with low Mean platelet volume etc. Results also showed that the serum ferritin level in the malaria positive population ranged in from 70 ng/ml to 300 ng/ml, with a mean value of 114 ng/ml. Conclusion: In our study, hematological abnormality and low serum ferritin level is observed as an imperative marker for identification of malaria patients. |
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