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Table 2 Non-lung histopathological findings of P. falciparum malaria patients

From: M1 macrophage features in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria patients with pulmonary oedema

Non-lung histopathological findings

Non-PE

PE

p-values

Brain

(n = 10)

(n = 12)

 

 PRBC sequestration

7

9

0.798

 Petechial/ring haemorrhages

8

9

0.785

Heart

(n = 10)

(n = 9)

 

 PRBC sequestration

7

6

0.879

Liver

(n = 12)

(n = 11)

 

 Kupffer cell proliferation

12

11

1.000

 Haemozoin deposit

10

10

0.598

 PRBC sequestration

9

10

0.325

Kidney

(n = 10)

(n = 9)

 

 Mesangial proliferations

5

5

0.814

 Protein deposition in Bowman’s space

1

3

0.225

 PRBC sequestration

7

8

0.326

 Haemozoin deposit

8

8

0.606

 Acute tubular necrosis

1

5

0.038*

  1. *Significant difference of p < 0.05