Spontaneous rupture of malarial spleen: Report of two cases

Mediterranean Journal of Hematology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Rabie, M Ezzedien ^a   Hashemey, Ahmad Al ^a   Hakeem, Ismail El ^a   Hakami, Mohammad Ali Al ^a   Obaid, Mahmoud ^a   Skaini, Mohammad Al ^a   Shabbir, G ^a   Sareii, Saeed Al ^a   Hussain, Mir Najeeb ^a  

^a The Military Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIMALARIAL AGENT; DOXYCYCLINE; QUININE;

ACUTE LUNG INJURY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIGASTRIC PAIN; FEVER; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALARIA; MALARIA CONTROL; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; NONCARDIOGENIC LUNG EDEMA; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; TRAVEL;

EID: 79952787111     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20353006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4084/MJHID.2010.036     Document Type: Article

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