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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory parameters on admission

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)

  1. Data are reported as N (%), mean ± standard deviation, or median (range)