Abstract

Introduction: Malaria remains today one of the major health hazards in the tropics having
increased morbidity and mortality. It is one of the most common hematological parasites in
tropical and subtropical countries particularly in the continents of Africa and Asia. More than
40% of the world population reside in malaria-endemic area and it is accountable than 300-
500 million cases and 1.5-2.7 million deaths will occur in each approaching year.Among
these manifestations, thrombocytopenia is the most common complication presented in both
the species of malaria, viz-P. falciparum and P.vivax. The clinical diagnosis of malaria is
always challenging as signs and symptoms overlap with other febrile illnesses. The gold
standard technique for diagnosis is smear positivity. Among the hematological abnormality
thrombocytopenia is the most common but its correlation with the type of malaria and its
prognostic implications have not been evaluated in many of the studies.