Malaria can lead to thrombocytopenia

Rawal Medical Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 183-185

  Jamal Khan, Syed Shiraz ^a   Khan, Fazal Raheem ^a   Usman, Muhammad ^a   Zahid, Sameena ^a  

^a Khyber Girls Medical College   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Malaria; Plasmodium; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GIEMSA STAIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MIXED INFECTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 77953406141     PISSN: 03035212     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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