Case report of Plasmodium falciparum malaria presenting as wide complex tachycardia

Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine

Volumn 1, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages

  Kumar, Sunil ^a   Diwan, S K ^a   Mahajan, S N ^a   Bawankule, Shilpa ^a   Mahure, Chetan ^a  

^a DATTA MEGHE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Electrocardiogram; Malaria; Palpitation; Plasmodium falciparum; Tachycardia

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ARTESUNATE;

ADULT; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEVER; HEART PALPITATION; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALARIA FALCIPARUM; MALE; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84863229425     PISSN: 22211691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2221-1691(11)60178-0     Document Type: Article

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