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* |