Papers by Muhammad Umer Farooq
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 2008
To describe the clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters and prognostic factors in patient... more To describe the clinical characteristics, laboratory parameters and prognostic factors in patients with falciparum malaria (FM) with jaundice. A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted at the Department of Medicine, medical unit II, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Karachi. Adult patients with jaundice and smear positive plasmodium falciparum infection, who fulfilled the inclusion criteria were selected for the study from amongst all cases of FM who presented during the study period. Patients were divided in to two groups on the basis of rising bilirubin and adverse outcome. The data was analyzed on SPSS ver 12. Results were expressed as, percentages, mean and standard deviations. P-value < 0.05 was taken as significant. Among 76 patients of FM, 35 (46.05%) developed jaundice. Fifteen (42.86%) patients had bilirubin 3-10 mg/dl while 20 (57.14%) had bilirubin…
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Papers by Muhammad Umer Farooq