Thrombocytopenia in Plasmodium vivax Malaria: How Significant?

Table 2

Frequency of various symptoms and clinical features at presentation in the two groups.

Symptoms	<1 lac/cum	>1 lac/cumm
Headache	21 (50%)	17 (29.16%)
Nausea/vomiting	32 (76.19%)	29 (50%)
Fever	35 (83.33%)	43 (74.13%)
Dry cough	13 (30.95%)	26 (44.83%)
Running nose	7 (16.66%)	16 (27.58%)
Sore throat	8 (19.04%)	19 (32.75%)
Shortness of breath	5 (11.90%)	0
Malaise	5 (11.90%)	8 (13.79%)
Altered sensorium	2 (4.76%)	0
Loss of consciousness	1 (2.38%)	0
Convulsion	0	0
Photophobia	0	0
Pulse	86.09 ± 12.6	80.5 ± 7.15
Pallor	19 (38.09%)	16 (32.75%)
Icterus	9 (21.42%)	0
Tachypnoea	3 (7.14%)	0
Petechiae	1 (2.38%)	0
Cyanosis	0	0
Lymphadenopathy	0	0
Edema	0	0