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- ISSN: 0002-9637
- E-ISSN: 1476-1645
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- The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 41, Issue 6, Dec 1989, p. 627 - 629
Severe Falciparum Malaria: Survival without Exchange Transfusion
Abstract
Abstract
A case of severe falciparum malaria with trophozoites in 71% of the patients' erythrocytes is described. The patient was treated with high dose quinine and made an uneventful recovery. Exchange transfusion was not performed.
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