Malaria is the second highest reported disease from public health sector which affects about 4 million people each year in Pakistan. The study sought to evaluate the haematological changes in malarial patients in order to find any relation of these changes with malarial pathogenesis. This cross sectional descriptive study was designed at the pathology department of Gomal Medical College, Dera Ismail Khan during March 2015 to February 2017. Blood samples were collected from 400 malaria microscopy positive in EDTA tubes for the analysis of haematological parameters like Total leucocyte count, Haemoglobin, Platelets, Mean Cell Volume, Mean Cell Haemoglobin and Mean Cell Haemoglobin Concentration. Out of the 400 cases of malaria, 366 (91.5%) were Plasmodium vivax, 24 (6.0%) were Plasmodium falciparum and 10 (2.5%) were co-infection of Plasmodium vivax and Plasmodium falciparum infection. Anaemia was seen in 148 (37%) of cases; thrombocytopenia was 316(79%) and 60 (15%) cases had leucopenia. This study shows that malarial patients exhibited important changes in haematological parameters like thrombocytopenia; anaemia and leucopenia are significant predictors of malaria infection. When used in combination with other clinical and microscopy methods, these parameters could improve the diagnosis and treatment of malaria.
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