Complicated falciparum Malaria in western Maharashtra
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Complicated falciparum malaria.
We studied 50 cases of complicated falciparum malaria in order to evaluate the different clinical presentations. Thirty five had cerebral malaria while 15 presented with extracerebral features including diarrhea and vomiting (n = 6), hepatitis (n = 4), acute renal failure (n = 3), and gastrointestinal bleeding (n = 2). These cases were treated with quinine. Mortality was higher in extracerebral...
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عنوان ژورنال: Tropical Parasitology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2229-5070
DOI: 10.4103/2229-5070.97240