Table 2.

Comparison of baseline haematological values between present study and similar previous studies

Haematological parameters	Mahapatra et al. [4]	Nair et al. [5]	Present study
	Median (range)	Median (range)	Median (range)
Hb (g/L)	59 (45–72)	58 (22–99)	67.5 (3–13.8)
ARC (× 109/L)	Not mentioned	16 (7–24)	15 (10–30)
TLC (× 109/L)	2.7 (2.1–3.5)	1.1 (0.4–4.7)	2.595 (0.5–7.0)
ANC (× 109/L)	0.380 (0.120–0.880)	0.36 (0.1–0.9)	0.590 (0.1–2.72)
Platelet (× 109/L)	10 (8–17)	22 (2.0–50.0)	2.09 (0.4–3.3)