Neurological manifestations as presenting feature in dengue fever

Journal of the College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 236-237

  Ahmed, Shahid ^a   Ali, Nadir ^a   Tariq, Waheed Uz Zaman ^b  

^a Malir National University of Medical Sciences   (Pakistan)

^b ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Intracranial bleeding; Neurological features; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

EID: 56249133130     PISSN: 1022386X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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