Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child
Infection resulting from Plasmodium vivax is the commonest type found in India as well as other tropical regions. The clinical picture is variable depending on the nature, immunity of the child, and lives in an endemic area or not. Here, we report a child, who presented with cerebellar dysfunction...
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
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| author | AM Taksande KY Vilhekar |
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| description | Infection resulting from Plasmodium vivax is the commonest type found in India as well as other tropical regions. The clinical picture is variable depending on the nature, immunity of the child, and lives in an endemic area or not. Here, we report a child, who presented with cerebellar dysfunction with intact sensorium and Plasmodium vivax was positive on peripheral smear. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6a751edc3f6c427093a8a070b767da3d2022-12-21T19:58:31ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2008-06-0132Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child AM Taksande0 KY Vilhekar1 Infection resulting from Plasmodium vivax is the commonest type found in India as well as other tropical regions. The clinical picture is variable depending on the nature, immunity of the child, and lives in an endemic area or not. Here, we report a child, who presented with cerebellar dysfunction with intact sensorium and Plasmodium vivax was positive on peripheral smear.https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/63Plasmodium vivaxCerebellarMalariaIndia |
| spellingShingle | AM Taksande KY Vilhekar Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child Iranian Journal of Parasitology Plasmodium vivax Cerebellar Malaria India |
| title | Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child |
| title_full | Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child |
| title_fullStr | Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child |
| title_short | Cerebellar Malaria Due to Plasmodium vivax in a Child |
| title_sort | cerebellar malaria due to plasmodium vivax in a child |
| topic | Plasmodium vivax Cerebellar Malaria India |
| url | https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/63 |
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