Spontaneous subdural empyema in falciparum malaria: A case study

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 41, Issue 3-4, 2004, Pages 80-82

  Dwarakanath, S ^a   Suri, Ashish ^a,b   Mahapatra, A K ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b 34 Ganga Apartments ^*  (India)

Author keywords

Cerebral malaria; Falciparum; Subdural empyema; Subdural haematoma

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTRIAXONE; METRONIDAZOLE; QUININE;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BRAIN HERNIA; BRAIN MALARIA; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NEUROSURGERY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 11844299049     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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