Lactic acidosis and hypoglycaemia in children with severe malaria: pathophysiological and prognostic significance.
Serial clinical and metabolic changes were monitored in 115 Gambian children (1.5-12 years old) with severe malaria. Fifty-three children (46%) had cerebral malaria (coma score < or = 2) and 21 (18%) died. Admission geometric mean venous blood lactate concentrations were almost twice as high...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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1994
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