A case of Plasmodium vivax malaria with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage and acute renal failure, severe thrombocytopenia, with anemia
When we talk about severe malaria, we usually think of Plasmodium falciparum. However, in recent times, Plasmodium vivax has also been reported to cause severe multi-organ dysfunction and life-threatening disease similar to P. falciparum. We report here a case of P. vivax malaria in a young boy from...
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Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2013-01-01
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Series: | Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University |
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Online Access: | http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2013;volume=6;issue=4;spage=482;epage=485;aulast=Shiddapur |