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Table 1 Retinopathy in different types of Severe Malaria

From: Retinopathy in severe malaria in Ghanaian children - overlap between fundus changes in cerebral and non-cerebral malaria

 

CM (n = 26)

SA (n = 26)

RD (n = 6)

CM with convulsion (n = 22)

CM without convulsion (n = 4)

Any retinophaty

19 (73%)

14 (54%)

3 (50%)

15 (68%)

4 (100%)

Retinal whitening

11 (42%)

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

8 (36%)

3 (75%)

Cotton wool spots

3 (12%)

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

3 (14%)

0 (0%)

Papilloedema

6 (23%)

6 (23%)

0 (0%)

5 (23%)

1 (25%)

Macular whitening

10 (39%)

7 (27%)

1 (17%)

9 (41%)

1 (25%)

Macular haemorrhage

1 (4%)

2 (8%)

0 (0%)

1 (5%)

0 (0%)

Retinal haemorrhage

11 (42%)

7 (27%)

2 (33%)

10 (46%)

1 (25%)

Vessel abnormalities

9 (35%)

6 (22%)

1 (17%)

6 (27%)

3 (75%)

  1. CM = Cerebral Malaria, SA = Malaria with severe anaemia, RD = Malaria with respiratory distress