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Table 1 Relevant investigations of patient

From: Splenic infarction in a paediatric patient with Plasmodium vivax malaria from Ethiopia: a case report

S. No

Investigation done

Parameters

Normal reference value for her age

On admission (Day 1)

On Discharge (Day 10)

1

CBC

WBC

4–10.5 µm3

4500 cells/mm3

4600 cells/mm3

Lymphocytes

25–33%

32%

31%

Granulocytes

54–62%

56.3%

52%

Haemoglobin

12.5–16.1 g/dl

3.4 g/dl

11.6 g/dl

Haematocrit

36–47%

10.2%

39.8%

Platelet

150–450 × 103 µL

436,000

400 × 103 µL

2

Peripheral blood film

Thin and thick blood smear

No hemo parasite

Trophozoite stage of P. vivax

 

3

Serum bilirubin

Total

 < 1 mg/dl

0.8 mg/dl

 

Direct

 < 1 mg/dl

0.2

 

4

Liver enzyme test

AST

10-40U/L

323U/L

39 U/L

ALT

5-45U/L

129U/L

30 U/L

5

Serum electrolyte

Potassium

3.5–5.5 meq/l

3.5 meq/l

 

Sodium

135-145 meq/l

139 meq/l

 

Calcium total

8.8–10.8 mg/dL

10 mg/dl

 

6

Renal function test

Creatinine

0.31–0.88 mg/dl

1.63 mg/dl

 

BUN

7-18 mg/dl

14

 

7

Urine analysis

Blood

Negative

 + 3

Negative

Protein

Negative

Negative

Negative