Symmetrical peripheral gangrene in childhood falciparum malaria

International Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 303-305

  Thapa, Rajoo ^a   Ghosh, Apurba ^a   Mallick, Debkrishna ^a   Biswas, Biswajit ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; ARTESUNATE; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GANGRENE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; JAUNDICE; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ANTIMALARIALS; ARTEMISININS; CHILD; FEMALE; GANGRENE; HUMANS; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MEFLOQUINE; PRIMAQUINE;

EID: 77949893029     PISSN: 00119059     EISSN: 13654632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-4632.2009.04236.x     Document Type: Article

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