Changes of Proportions of Serum Protein and Iron in Children Infected with Kala-Azar

Abstract

     This  study  were  performed  to determine  two  biochemical  criteria  in  the  serum  of  Kala- azar  patients  include  measurement  of  total  serum  protein  & iron concentration  and  study  the  differences  between  each  parameters  in  patient  serum  according  to age, sex  & size  of  sample  study  which  contain (100) infected  children's were  (63 male  &37 female) those  admitted  to  AL-Batool  teaching  hospital  in  Diyala  Governorate  during  the  period  : (1/10/2012  to  25/3/2013 ).The  result in  study  were  showed a significant  increase  in  the  protein  & iron In  infected as compared to & healthy  children's . The  concentrations  of  iron  in  the  infected  children is (105 ±7.0g/100ml) while  the  iron  concentration  in  healthy  children is(75.84±2.6 g/100ml).The  concentration  of  protein  in  serum  of  infected  children is (7.22±0.22 g/100ml)  while  in  the  healthy  children is (7.08±0.12 g/100ml) .