Severe malaria in East Kalimantan, Indonesia

Abstract

e108 14th International Congress on Infectious Diseases (ICID) AbstractsResults: AMI was found in 2.47%(9/365), 1.29%(6/465), 0.96%(4/418), 1.06%(3/283) of malaria patients in the year 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 respectively and 0.87%(96/11005), 0.87%(97/11113), 0.87%(75/8646), 0.71%(47/6624) of nonmalarial in-patients during the corresponding period. The occurrence of AMI gradually decreased in malaria patients as the years progressed -from 2.47% in 1995, when Mangalore experienced a resurgence of malaria, to 1.06% in 1998.Conclusion: Compilation of 4-year data has shown a higher occurrence of AMI among all malaria patients (1.44%) compared to AMI among all in-patients other than due to malaria (0.82%), (p<0.05). These findings suggest that AMI should be regarded as an important clinical complication of malaria. This is of importance since some of the anti malarial drugs also depress cardiovascular function.