An ultrastructural study of the brain in fatal Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

Cerebral malaria (CM) is a major cause of death in severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria. We present quantitative electron microscopic findings of the neuropathologic features in a prospective clinicopathologic study of 65 patients who died of severe malaria in Thailand and Vietnam. Sequestration of...

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Main Authors: Pongponratn, E, Turner, G, Day, N, Phu, N, Simpson, J, Stepniewska, K, Mai, N, Viriyavejakul, P, Looareesuwan, S, Hien, T, Ferguson, D, White, N
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2003