Clinical Presentation and Outcomes of Severe Malaria among Vivax Positive Children Age 2 to 14 Years Admitted in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Quetta

Aim: to determine the clinical presentation and outcomes of severe malaria among vivax positive children age 2 to 14 years admitted in a tertiary care hospital at quetta. methods: this cross sectional study was carried out at pediatrics unit-ii of bolan medical complex hospital quetta from january 2016 to june 2016. one hundred and twelve children of severe malaria among positive mp vivax in children 2 to 14 years of age in both genders were included. results: among the 112 children 57.1% males and 42.9% were females. in majority the presentation of prolonged fever has been reported more than five days. associated presentation was seizures in 24.1%,impaired consciousness in 37.5%,severe anemia in 43.7%,jaundice in 33.9% and shock in 9.8%,hemoglobinuria in 11.6% and hypoglycemia in 16.1%. the cerebral malaria was in 10.7%,acute renal failure in 1.8%,acute respiratory distress in 19.6% and thrombocytopenia in 69.6% patients. conclusion: plasmodium vivax as progressively more familiar contributing agent for severe malaria in children among 2 to 14 years of age.