From: Pentoxifylline as an adjunct therapy in children with cerebral malaria
PTX (N = 10) | Controls (N = 5) | |
---|---|---|
Sex (Male) | 3 (30%) | 3 (60%) |
Age (years) | 3.6 ± 1.1 | 3.6 ± 1.9 |
Duration of illness (days) | 2 (1 - 5) | 2 (1 - 3) |
Seizures before admission | 8 (80%) | 4 (80%) |
Blantyre Coma Score | 2 (0 - 2) | 2 (0 - 3) |
Adelaide Coma Score | 6 (3 - 9) | 7 (4 - 7) |
Rectal temperature (°C) | 38.9 ± 1.1 | 37.6 ± 0.8 |
Mean blood pressure (mm Hg) | 74 ± 15 | 74 ± 11 |
Presence of respiratory distress | 2 (20%) | 1 (20%) |
Parasitaemia (/μL) | 40,991 (2,331 - 380,000) | 29,988 (1,950 - 264,000) |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 8.2 ± 1.4 | 9.7 ± 1.4 |
Glucose (μmol/L) | 7.0 ± 3.9 | 5.5 ± 3.8 |
Creatinine (μmol/L) | 65 ± 27 | 68 ± 33 |
Platelets (/nL) | 77 (23 - 432) | 354 (69 - 730) |
pH | 7.341 ± 0.124 | 7.347 ± 0.114 |
Base excess (mmol/L) | -4.4 (-18.2 - 13.3) | -7.2 (-14.6 - 2.2) |