Malaria in splenectomized patients: Three fatal cases;Paludisme grave chez des patients splénectomisés: Trois cas mortels

Presse Medicale

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 519-521

  Petithory, J C ^a   Khelil, A ^a   Galeazzi G ^b   Ardoin, F ^a  

^a CENTRE HOSPITALIER DE GONESSE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LOUIS MOURIER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

QUININE;

ABDOMINAL INJURY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CASE REPORT; ENDEMIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; MORTALITY; PARASITOSIS; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPLENECTOMY; TROPICS;

EID: 17444410752     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0755-4982(05)83963-6     Document Type: Article

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