Ultrasonographic assessment of splenic volume at presentation and after anti-malarial therapy in children with malarial anaemia
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- 作者：Moses Laman ; Susan Aipit ; Cathy Bona ; Peter M. Siba ; Leanne J. Robinson…
- 关键词：Malaria ; Plasmodium falciparum ; Anaemia ; Splenic volume ; Children
- 刊名：Malaria Journal
- 出版年：2015
- 出版时间：December 2015
- 年：2015
- 卷：14
- 期：1
- 全文大小：848 KB
- 刊物主题：Parasitology; Infectious Diseases; Tropical Medicine;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：1475-2875
文摘
Background Splenic enlargement is a component of the host response to malaria and may also influence the genesis and progression of malarial anaemia. Few cross-sectional and no longitudinal studies have assessed the relationship between splenic volume measured ultrasonographically and haemoglobin concentrations in children with malaria.