Respiratory manifestations of malaria.
Respiratory distress develops in up to 25% of adults and 40% of children with severe falciparum malaria. Its diverse causes include respiratory compensation of metabolic acidosis, noncardiogenic pulmonary edema, concomitant pneumonia, and severe anemia. Patients with severe falciparum, vivax, and kn...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Sprache: | English |
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2012
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