Falciparum malaria complicated with acute pancreatitis: A report of case series

Journal of Vector Borne Diseases

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 177-179

  Mohapatra, M K ^a   Gupta, M P ^a  

^a VSS Medical College & Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Clinical manifestation; Falciparum malaria; India

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; ARTESUNATE; BILIRUBIN; CILASTATIN PLUS IMIPENEM; IMIPENEM; INFUSION FLUID; METOCLOPRAMIDE; OCTREOTIDE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ADULT; AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHILL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISORIENTATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FEVER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; KIDNEY FAILURE; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; OLIGURIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; RIGOR; SICKLE CELL ANEMIA; VOMITING;

ADULT; AMYLASES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIPASE; MALARIA, FALCIPARUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREATITIS; RADIOGRAPHY, ABDOMINAL; SERUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052914013     PISSN: 09729062     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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