Splenic infarction during acute falciparum malaria: A case report
Splenomegaly is common in malaria, but splenic infarction is a rare complication of malaria. We report a case of a patient with Plasmodium falciparum infection who developed abdominal pain, reappearance of fever, elevated D-dimer during treatment, and abdominal CT confirmed splenic infarction. The a...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-09-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Medicine |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.951812/full |