Malaria remains a public health concern in Indonesia. Several types of district and private hospitals play a very important role in treating malaria sufferers and their complications. Hematological alterations are the most prevalent consequences of malaria. Therefore, this study aimed to compile a hematological profile of malaria patients treated at Mitra Sehat Regional General Hospital, Southeast Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. A total of 92 patients with clinical symptoms of fever and positive for malaria after examining their peripheral blood smear, were included in this cross-sectional study. The data from the hematology examination was then analyzed. There were 65 cases caused by P. falciparum, followed by 21 cases of P. vivax, and 6 cases of P. falciparum and P. vivax co-infection. The most frequent hematological abnormality seen in malaria patients in this study was thrombocytopenia (91%). Furthermore, leukopenia was found in 33%, followed by anemia in 20%. While females had greater levels of white blood cells and platelets count, male patients had significantly higher averages for hemoglobin, red blood cells count, and hematocrit profiles. In conclusion, the hematological alterations associated with malaria patients include thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and anemia, therefore people living in highly endemic locations, like Southeast Minahasa, can use these markers to strengthen their suspicion of malaria.
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Malaria, Plasmodium, Anemia, Leukopenia, Thrombocytopenia
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TY - JOUR T1 - Hematological Profile of Malaria Patients at the Southeast Minahasa, North Sulawesi, Indonesia AU - Diana Shintawati Purwanto AU - Juliet Merry Eva Mamahit Y1 - 2023/12/28 PY - 2023 N1 - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijidt.20230804.15 DO - 10.11648/j.ijidt.20230804.15 T2 - International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy JF - International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy JO - International Journal of Infectious Diseases and Therapy SP - 146 EP - 149 PB - Science Publishing Group SN - 2578-966X UR - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ijidt.20230804.15 AB - Malaria remains a public health concern in Indonesia. Several types of district and private hospitals play a very important role in treating malaria sufferers and their complications. Hematological alterations are the most prevalent consequences of malaria. Therefore, this study aimed to compile a hematological profile of malaria patients treated at Mitra Sehat Regional General Hospital, Southeast Minahasa Regency, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. A total of 92 patients with clinical symptoms of fever and positive for malaria after examining their peripheral blood smear, were included in this cross-sectional study. The data from the hematology examination was then analyzed. There were 65 cases caused by P. falciparum, followed by 21 cases of P. vivax, and 6 cases of P. falciparum and P. vivax co-infection. The most frequent hematological abnormality seen in malaria patients in this study was thrombocytopenia (91%). Furthermore, leukopenia was found in 33%, followed by anemia in 20%. While females had greater levels of white blood cells and platelets count, male patients had significantly higher averages for hemoglobin, red blood cells count, and hematocrit profiles. In conclusion, the hematological alterations associated with malaria patients include thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, and anemia, therefore people living in highly endemic locations, like Southeast Minahasa, can use these markers to strengthen their suspicion of malaria. VL - 8 IS - 4 ER -
Entomology Study Program, Postgraduate Program, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Sam Ratulangi University, Manado, Indonesia
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