Malaria presenting as urticaria

Indian Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 237-238

  Godse, Kiran V ^a   Zawar, Vijay ^b  

^a Shree Skin Centre   (India)

^b Skin Disease Centre   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CETIRIZINE; CHLOROQUINE; PARACETAMOL; PRIMAQUINE; QUININE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR;

ADULT; BLOOD SMEAR; CHILL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; FEMALE; FEVER; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE STATUS; INDIA; LETTER; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALARIA; MALE; MORTALITY; PARASITEMIA; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PLASMODIUM VIVAX; RELAPSE; SPLENOMEGALY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TROPHOZOITE; URTICARIA;

EID: 84861735301     PISSN: 00195154     EISSN: 19983611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5154.96213     Document Type: Letter

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