Symmetrical peripheral gangrene with Plasmodium falciparum malaria

Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 262-264

  Gupta, Amrita ^a   Dwivedi, Yogita ^a   Saxena, Avanish Kumar ^a   Joshi, Komal ^a  

^a S N MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Gangrene; heavy parasitemia; Plasmodium falciparum; severe malaria

Indexed keywords

PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM;

EID: 84878844121     PISSN: 09769668     EISSN: 22297707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.107323     Document Type: Article

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