The Effect Of Malaria Parasite Infection On The Serum Kidney Function Parameters Of Malaria Patients And Normal Individuals
ABSTRACT
Malaria is a disease caused by a parasite (PlasmociiuinJicipaium) that lives part
of its tile in humans and part in mosquitoes and it remains one of the major killers
of humans worldwide, threatening the lives of more than one-third of the world's
population. This study determined the effect of malaria infection in the kidney
function of malarial patients and normal individuals. This was done by carrying out
tests on markers of kidney function which are; urea, creatinine, and electrolytes
(sodium ion, potassium ion, chloride ion and bicarbonate ion). The results obtained
from this study showed that there was no significant (P>0.05) difference in all the
tested electrolytes of the malaria infected patients when compared with that of
normal individuals. The only significant variations were found in urea and
creatinine. Urea concentration was significantly higher (41.70 ±6.11a) in the
malaria patients when compared with normal individuals (30.00±21.2 1b) while
creatinine concentration was significantly lower (0.863±0.2331)) in the malaria
patients when compared with normal individuals (1 .00±O.7O7a). The high value of
urea in malaria infection may be as a result of excess breakdown of red blood cells
or low urea clearance through the kidney. The low level of creatinine may be due
to increase in its clearance or decreased muscular activities that occur in malaria
infection.
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E., UGWUAGBO. "The Effect Of Malaria Parasite Infection On The Serum Kidney Function Parameters Of Malaria Patients And Normal Individuals" Repository.mouau.edu.ng (2021). Accessed 19 May. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/the-effect-of-malaria-parasite-infection-on-the-serum-kidney-function-parameters-of-malaria-patients-and-normal-individuals-7-2