Pattern and Outcome of Severe Malaria at the Emergency Paediatrics Unit of a Tertiary Hospital, North-Central Nigeria
Abstract: Background: Severe malaria, caused predominantly by the falciparum specie of plasmodium parasite, accounted for many childhood Hospital admissions and mortality in the tropics. There is dearth of study on malaria and its complications among children in this environment. This study aimed at determining the burden of malaria, the pattern of its complications as well as the outcome among children seen at the Emergency Paediatric Unit (EPU) Materials and Methods: A retrospective cross sectional study among children aged 6 months to 18 years at the Emergency Paediatric Unit (EPU) of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital Lafia between 1st September 2017 to August 31st 2018. RESULTS: The mean age of children with severe malaria is 6.852.1. More than half of the children with severe malaria are within the age range of 1 -
Keywords: Malaria, Outcome, Pattern, Severe, Lafia
How to Cite?: Bello Surajudeen Oyeleke, Dr. Abolodje Efe, Dr. Ikrama Hassan, Dr. Othman Ishaku Agahu, "Pattern and Outcome of Severe Malaria at the Emergency Paediatrics Unit of a Tertiary Hospital, North-Central Nigeria", Volume 8 Issue 3, March 2019, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 874-877, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=ART20196091, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/ART20196091