Blackwater fever: The rise and fall of an exotic disease

Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 14, 2009, Pages

  George, Charles R P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; Blackwater fever; Cinchona; Gilles de corbeil; Hemoglobinuria; J. Farrell easmon; Malaria; Mr Tidlie; Quinine

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; ARTEMISIN; CHLOROQUINE; CINCHONA BARK; HALOFANTRINE; MEFLOQUINE; MEPACRINE; PAMAQUINE; PENTAQUINE; PRIMAQUINE; PROGUANIL; PYRIMETHAMINE; QUININE; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HEMOLYSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY DYSFUNCTION; MALARIA; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; TROPICAL MEDICINE; URINE COLOR;

ANTIMALARIALS; BLACKWATER FEVER; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, MEDIEVAL; HUMANS; MALARIA; QUININE;

EID: 77149128059     PISSN: 11218428     EISSN: 17246059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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