Plasmodium vivax malaria complicated by hemophagocytic syndrome in an immunocompetent serviceman
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Hemophagocytic syndrome in Plasmodium vivax malaria.
Case report An 8-yr old girl child from a malaria endemic area was admitted in our hospital with high grade fever associated with chills and rigor of one week duration. There were multiple episodes of generalized tonic clonic seizures, altered sensorium and oliguria for a period of two days. She was born of non-consanguineous marriage with normal birth history, normal development and was fully ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hematology
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0361-8609,1096-8652
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.10390