Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E

We present here a 22-year-old male with hemoglobin E (HbE) infected with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The patient had acute renal failure with moderate anemia and thrombocytopenia. The patient was discharged on the 6th day of hospital admission after clinical recovery. To the best of our kn...

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Main Authors: Prasanta Purohit, Pradeep Kumar Mohanty, Jogeswar Panigrahi, Siris Patel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
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Online Access:http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=36;epage=38;aulast=Purohit
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Summary:We present here a 22-year-old male with hemoglobin E (HbE) infected with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. The patient had acute renal failure with moderate anemia and thrombocytopenia. The patient was discharged on the 6th day of hospital admission after clinical recovery. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a case with homozygous HbE and P. falciparum malaria in the state of Odisha, India.
ISSN:0975-9727