Plasmodium vivax malaria presenting with severe thrombocytopenia

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作者
Aggarwal, A
Rath, S
Shashiraj
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[1] Univ Coll Med Sci, Dept Paediat, Delhi 110095, India
[2] Guru Teg Bahadur Hosp, Delhi, India
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10.1093/tropej/fmh107
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R72 [儿科学];
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100202 [儿科学];
摘要
Haematological changes are common in malaria. Thrombocytopenia is a common finding in falciparum infection but rare in Plasmodium vivax. We report a case of 7-year-old male patient presenting with fever, petechial rash, and platelet counts of 6 x 10(9)/l due to Plasmodium vivax malaria.
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