Imported cerebral malaria complicated with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency

West Indian Medical Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 97-99

  Chadee, D D ^a   Tilluckdharry, ^a   Doon, R ^a  

^a Ministry of Health Trinidad and Tobago   (Trinidad and Tobago)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; CLINDAMYCIN; DOXYCYCLINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUINIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MALARIA; CASE REPORT; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; ANTIMALARIALS; GHANA; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; GUYANA; HUMANS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRAVEL; TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO;

EID: 0029824901     PISSN: 00433144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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