Severe Plasmodium vivax cerebral malaria complicated by hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis treated with artesunate and doxycycline
Malaria-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis is a rare, potentially fatal, hyperinflammatory disease entity which can be challenging to diagnose and treat. It is usually associated with Plasmodium falciparum infection. It is less frequently associated with Plasmodium vivax. Here we report an u...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-03-01
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| Series: | Hematology/Oncology and Stem Cell Therapy |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1658387616300358 |