Plasmodium falciparum cerebral malaria complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation and symmetrical peripheral gangrene: Case report and review

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 551-554

  Liechti, M E ^a   Zumsteg, V ^b   Hatz, C F R ^c   Herren, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b Limmattal Hospital   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOXYCYCLINE; QUININE;

ADULT; BRAIN MALARIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; DOXYCYCLINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOOT; GANGRENE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALARIA, CEREBRAL; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QUININE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRAVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141751681     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-0984-5     Document Type: Review

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