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levels were high in the anemic phase. Hemophagocytosis was confirmed for at least 3 weeks, and prolonged hemophagocytic syndrome is thought to be one of the causes of prolonged anemia in patients with falciparum malaria.
Received August 7, 2006. Accepted for publication January 24, 2007.
* Address correspondence to Kenji Ohnishi, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, 4-23- 15 Kohtohbashi, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan. E-mail: infection{at}bokutoh-hp.metro.tokyo.jp
Authors addresses: Kenji Ohnishi, Keiko Mitsui, and Nobuhiro Komiya, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, 4-23-15 Kohtohbashi, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan. E-mail: infection{at}bokutoh-hp.metro.tokyo.jp. Noriaki Iwasaki, Akiko Akashi, and Yuichi Hamabe, Tertiary Emergency Medical Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Bokutoh General Hospital, 4-23-15 Kohtohbashi, Sumida City, Tokyo 130-8575, Japan.
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