A quantitative ultrastructural study of the liver and the spleen in fatal falciparum malaria.

We performed a retrospective study of 25 patients who died of severe falciparum malaria in Thailand and Vietnam using electron microscopy. The aims of the study were: to determine if there was any significant association between parasitized red blood cells (PRBC) sequestered in liver and spleen and...

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Main Authors: Prommano, O, Chaisri, U, Turner, G, Wilairatana, P, Ferguson, D, Viriyavejakul, P, White, N, Pongponratn, E
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2005