Spectrum of clinicohematological profile and its correlation with average parasite density in visceral leishmaniasis

Conclusion: HPS and bone marrow plasmacytosis were two statistically significant findings, which showed positive correlation with parasite load. The presence of these two findings should prompt hematopathologists for more focused search of hemoparasites in BMA to arrive at a definitive diagnosis. This will avoid unnecessary workups and improve the prognosis. To the best of our knowledge, a statistical correlation between APD and clinicohematological parameters has never been previously studied.

Source: CytoJournal - August 27, 2018 Category: Pathology Authors: Vijay Kumar Poojan Agarwal Sadhna Marwah AS Nigam Awantika Tiwari Source Type: research