Plasmodium vivax malaria presenting with severe thrombocytopenia.
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Haematological changes are common in malaria. Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in falciparum infection but rare in Plasmodium vivax. We report a case of 7-year-old male patient presenting with fever, petechial rash, and platelet counts of 6 x 10(9)/l due to Plasmodium vivax malaria.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
دوره 6 5 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2002