Maternal death due to severe pulmonary oedema caused by falciparum malaria: A case report

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 685-687

  Adam, I ^a   Elbashir, M I ^b  

^a New Halfa Teaching Hospital   (Sudan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KHARTOUM   (Sudan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROQUINE; FUROSEMIDE; MORPHINE; OXYGEN; PENICILLIN G; QUININE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; CYANOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LUNG EDEMA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PARASITEMIA; PRIMIGRAVIDA; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

ADULT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHLOROQUINE; COUGH; DRUG RESISTANCE; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FEVER; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MATERNAL MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; PULMONARY EDEMA; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; SUDAN; VOMITING;

EID: 19744371538     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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