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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| author | Prasanta Purohit Pradeep Kumar Mohanty Jogeswar Panigrahi Siris Patel |
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| 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0426c8d3f0c149e8b911008ecf238ad62022-12-21T22:51:37ZengWolters 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 |
| 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 |
| title | 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_short | 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 |
| 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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