Medical Condition Malaria

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 084 - malaria

Active Ingredients used for Malaria:

Riboflavin, Vitamin A, Zinc

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
riboflavin (vitamin b2)	low riboflavin levels have been associated with anti-malarial effects, and anti-riboflavin therapies were proposed in the 1980s, although more recent evidence has challenged this proposed association.	c
vitamin a (retinol)	limited research suggests that vitamin a may reduce fever, morbidity, and parasite blood levels in patients with malaria ( plasmodium falciparum infection). however, there is a lack of evidence suggesting that vitamin a is equivalent or superior to well-established drug therapies used for the prevention or treatment of malaria. patients with malaria or living/traveling in endemic areas should speak with a physician about appropriate measures.	b
zinc	results are contradictory for the effect of zinc on malaria symptoms. some high-quality studies suggest no effect of zinc supplementation on the severity of malaria. other studies suggest that zinc supplementation may reduce the number of stays in hospital and death rate due to p . falciparum infection. further well-designed trials are required to address these discrepancies.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.