Treatment of suspected hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly (HMS) in pregnancy with mefloquine.

Malaria infections in pregnancy are associated with adverse outcomes for both mother and child. There are few data on hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly, an aberrant immunological response to chronic or recurrent malaria in pregnancy. This retrospective assessment reviewed the impact of mefloquine...

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Main Authors: Jaroensuk, J, Stoesser, N, Leimanis, M, Jittamala, P, White, N, Nosten, F, McGready, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2014