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

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
Subjects:
Hemoglobin E
malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
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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spelling doaj-0426c8d3f0c149e8b911008ecf238ad62020-11-25T01:09:25ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsMuller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research0975-97272019-01-01101363810.4103/mjmsr.mjmsr_29_18Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin EPrasanta PurohitPradeep Kumar MohantyJogeswar PanigrahiSiris PatelWe 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.http://www.mjmsr.net/article.asp?issn=0975-9727;year=2019;volume=10;issue=1;spage=36;epage=38;aulast=PurohitHemoglobin EmalariaPlasmodium falciparum
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author Prasanta Purohit
Pradeep Kumar Mohanty
Jogeswar Panigrahi
Siris Patel
spellingShingle Prasanta Purohit
Pradeep Kumar Mohanty
Jogeswar Panigrahi
Siris Patel
Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E
Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
Hemoglobin E
malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
author_facet Prasanta Purohit
Pradeep Kumar Mohanty
Jogeswar Panigrahi
Siris Patel
author_sort Prasanta Purohit
title Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E
title_short Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E
title_full Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E
title_fullStr Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E
title_full_unstemmed Infection with Plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin E
title_sort infection with plasmodium falciparum malaria in a patient with homozygous hemoglobin e
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research
issn 0975-9727
publishDate 2019-01-01
description 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.
topic Hemoglobin E
malaria
Plasmodium falciparum
url 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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