Concomitant falciparum malaria and Hyperreactive Malarial Splenomegaly in an adolescent boy from eastern India: A tale of rare coincidences
Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly (HMS) is one of the important causes of massive splenomegaly in malaria endemic zones. It is thought to represent a dysfunctional immune response to recurrent malarial infection. It is usually reported due to physical symptoms of splenomegaly and hypersplenism and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2020-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Vector Borne Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2020;volume=57;issue=3;spage=274;epage=276;aulast=Pandey |