Management of Severe Malaria

Indian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 81-88

  Singhal, Tanu ^a  

^a P D HINDUJA NATIONAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Artemisinin; Children; Malaria; Quinine; Severe

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMETHER; ARTEMISIN DERIVATIVE; ARTEMISININ; ARTESUNATE; CHLOROQUINE; FANSIDAR; HALOFANTRINE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE;

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIOTOXICITY; CHILD; COMA; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONVULSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG CHOICE; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ECG ABNORMALITY; HEADACHE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; INDIA; MALARIA; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; NAUSEA; NEUROTOXICITY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; QT PROLONGATION; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN IRRITATION; SKIN NECROSIS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TINNITUS; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL DISORDER;

EID: 1142310853     PISSN: 00195456     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02725663     Document Type: Conference Paper

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