Lack of difference in iron status assessed by soluble transferrin receptor between children with cerebral malaria and those with non-cerebral malaria

• Published in: Journal of tropical pediatrics (1980) Vol. 45; no. 3; p. 166
• Main Authors: Kivibidila, S, Warrier, R P, Ode, D, Yu, L, Tshefu, K A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.06.1999
• Subjects: Adolescent; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - blood; Anemia, Iron-Deficiency - etiology; Case-Control Studies; Child; Child, Preschool; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Ferritins - blood; Hemoglobins - analysis; Humans; Infant; Inflammation; Malaria, Cerebral - complications; Malaria, Cerebral - immunology; Malaria, Falciparum - complications; Malaria, Falciparum - immunology; Male; Receptors, Transferrin - blood

We conducted this study to determine whether children with cerebral malaria are less likely to have tissue iron deficiency than those with non-cerebral malaria. Iron status was assessed by soluble transferrin receptor (sTfR), serum ferritin, and haemoglobin in 44 Zaïrian children: 15 with cerebral m...