Hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly in the absence of raised IgM antibodies

Tropical Doctor

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 37-38

  Haider, Mahnur ^a   Nizami, Sobia ^b   Qureshi, Adnan ^a   Raza, Afsheen ^c   Mahar, Farheen Karim ^c   Beg, Mohammad Asim ^c  

^a ZIAUDDIN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Pakistan)

^c AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTEMETHER PLUS BENFLUMETOL; CHLOROQUINE; FOLIC ACID; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE VACCINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MENINGOCOCCUS VACCINE; PNEUMOCOCCUS VACCINE;

ADULT; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BLOOD CHEMISTRY; BLOOD SMEAR; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERREACTIVE MALARIAL SPLENOMEGALY; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA; IRON THERAPY; PALLOR; PLASMODIUM FALCIPARUM; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 84880407130     PISSN: 00494755     EISSN: 17581133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0049475512473602     Document Type: Review

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