Exchange transfusion in cerebral malaria complicated by disseminated intravascular coagulation.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
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1979 Sep; 10(3): 389-92
Article
in English
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| ID: sea-34678
ABSTRACT
A patient with cerebral malaria complicated by full-blown DIC, after failing to respond to other forms of treatment, was successfully treated by exchange transfusion. To the best of the authors' knowledge, this may be first reported case of full-blown DIC in malaria successfully treated by exchange transfusion.
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Main subject:
Plasmodium falciparum
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Blood Coagulation Tests
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Exchange Transfusion, Whole Blood
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Female
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Humans
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Drug Resistance
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Hepatic Encephalopathy
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Adult
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Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
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Malaria
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1979
Type:
Article
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