Clinical profiles of 13 children with Plasmodium vivax cerebral malaria
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2011
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Bikaner region is endemic for both P. vivax and P. falciparum malaria. Usually, cerebral malaria is caused by P. falciparum but it has been reported recently also in P. vivax mono-infection. Epidemiologic studies and clinical descriptions of P. vivax cerebral malaria in children are rare.
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Biology, Cerebral malaria, Childhood malaria, Multi-organ dysfunction