Expression of complement and toll-like receptor pathway genes is associated with malaria severity in Mali: a pilot case control study

Table 2 Clinical characteristics of patients enrolled for the late convalescence time point

Patient	Gender	Age (years)	Symptoms during acute illness	Symptoms in late convalescence	Time since acute illness (days)
Severe malaria cases
8	Female	2	Convulsions	None	165
10	Male	4	Prostration/lethargy	None	162
17	Female	3	Prostration/lethargy	None	147
18	Female	4	Obtundation	None	145
Uncomplicated malaria controls
2	Male	3	Diarrhoea, vomiting	None	154
6	Male	3	Diarrhoea, vomiting	None	153
14	Male	2	Vomiting	None	137
23	Female	5	Headache	None	134

All patients were febrile and parasitaemic for P. falciparum during the acute illness (except severe malaria case 10, axillary T = 36.8 °C) and all patients were afebrile and aparasitaemic at late convalescence (except uncomplicated malaria control patient 2, axillary T = 37.7 °C)

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