Spontaneous rupture of spleen in falciparum malaria

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 101-102

  Vidyashankar, C ^a   Basu, Arup ^a   Kulkarni, A R ^a   Choudhury, R K ^a  

^a MILITARY HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Plasmodium falciparum; Splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; BENZATHINE PENICILLIN; CHLOROQUINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAPAROTOMY; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; RUPTURE, SPONTANEOUS; SPLENECTOMY; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 0038799756     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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