Coma in fatal adult human malaria is not caused by cerebral oedema.

BACKGROUND: The role of brain oedema in the pathophysiology of cerebral malaria is controversial. Coma associated with severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria is multifactorial, but associated with histological evidence of parasitized erythrocyte sequestration and resultant microvascular congestion in...

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Main Authors: Medana, I, Day, N, Sachanonta, N, Mai, N, Dondorp, A, Pongponratn, E, Hien, T, White, N, Turner, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2011