Table 3.
Clinical characteristics and blood parameters in 83 patients diagnosed with clinical malaria according to HIV serology
| |
HIV positive |
HIV negative |
p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
|
Patients with severe malaria |
29 (61.7%) |
17 (47.2%) |
0.13 |
|
Clinical symptoms and signs |
|
|
|
| Headache |
35 (74.5%) |
33 (91-7%) |
0.03 |
| Jaundice |
10 (21.3%) |
5 (13.9%) |
0.28 |
| Cough |
17 (36.2%) |
10 (27.8%) |
0.28 |
| Dyspnea |
15 (31.9%) |
6 (16.7%) |
0.09 |
| Nausea |
33 (70.2%) |
26 (72.2%) |
0.51 |
| Vomiting |
33 (70.2%) |
26 (72.2%) |
0.40 |
| Diarrhoea |
19 (40.4%) |
7 (19.4%) |
0.03 |
| Hypotension |
0 |
6 (16.7%) |
0.05 |
| Convulsions and/or coma |
7 (14.9) |
6 (16.7) |
0.52 |
| Weight loss |
20 (42.6%) |
11 (30.6%) |
0.18 |
| Hepatomegaly |
22 (46.8%) |
14 (38.8%) |
0.30 |
| Splenomegaly |
22 (46.8%) |
11 (30.6%) |
0.10 |
|
Blood parameters |
mean±SD |
mean±SD |
|
|
WBC/mmc |
7.7±2.5 |
7.7±3.7 |
0.25 |
|
Hbmg/dl |
9.9 ±2.8 |
12.1±2.8 |
0.003 |
|
PLT (x100.000/mmc) |
188.4±120.9 |
218.8±126.1 |
0.07 |
| Glycaemia (mmol/L)* | 4.8±1.5 | 7.4±1.6 | 0.02 |
*data available only for 17 patients.