Retinal pathology of pediatric cerebral malaria in Malawi.

The causes of coma and death in cerebral malaria remain unknown. Malarial retinopathy has been identified as an important clinical sign in the diagnosis and prognosis of cerebral malaria. As part of a larger autopsy study to determine causes of death in children with coma presenting to hospital in B...

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Main Authors: Valerie A White, Susan Lewallen, Nicholas A V Beare, Malcolm E Molyneux, Terrie E Taylor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2627904?pdf=render