Zinc, copper and C-reactive protein in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an area of unstable malaria transmission in eastern Sudan.

Background: Few data exist on the role of trace element in the pathogenesis of severe malaria.

Objectives: The study was conducted at Kassala Hospital, eastern Sudan, to investigate the role of zinc, copper and C-reactive protein levels in children with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Methods: Zinc, copper and C-reactive protein levels were measured in sera of three groups of children (35 in each arm): those with severe malaria, those with uncomplicated P.