89 Iranian Journal of Pediatric Hematology Oncology Vol5.No2 Original Article Comparison of hematological aspects among children with Malaria and

Background Malaria is an acute and chronic illness characterized by paroxysms of fever, chills, sweating, fatigue, anemia, and splenomegaly. Most malarial deaths occur in infants and young children.Anemia in malaria has diverse pathophysiologic mechanisms such as direct invasion of Red cells, In the following, we presented comparison of hematological aspects: children with Malaria and healthy children. Materials and Methods This was a lab trial study. Patients were referred and admitted to the pathobiology laboratory along with physical examination. Then, they underwent a complete blood count and the result of complete blood count was compared with healthy person in the same age. Out of 30 patients, with equally falciparum, vivax, and healthy.The hematological examination was performed. Finally, the data was analyzed using SPSS version 19 software