Short report: Thrombocytopenia in falciparum malaria is associated with high concentrations of IL-10

Over the last decade, a number of observations have suggested that platelets may play a role in the pathophysiology of severe malaria. However, somewhat paradoxically, thrombocytopenia is not associated clearly with outcome. We studied the relationship between thrombocytopenia and cytokines in Kenya...

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Main Authors: Casals-Pascual, C, Kai, O, Newton, C, Peshu, N, Roberts, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2006