Clinical Signs
Clinical
features of malaria due to different species
| |
P. vivax |
P. falciparum |
P. malariae |
P. ovale |
| Complications |
Rare transient cerebral irritation |
Frequent cerebral,
pulmonary and renal
involvement |
Rare progressive
glomerulonephritis |
Milder than P. vivax |
| Splenomegaly |
Less severe than P. falciparum |
Frequent |
Less severe than P. falciparum |
|
| Hepatomegaly |
Less severe than P. falciparum |
Frequent with jaundice |
|
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| Other features |
Late day paroxysms,
high fever, nausea,
vomiting |
High fever, nausea,
vomiting, diarrhea |
Peripheral edema |
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