Immunological Characteristics of Hyperreactive Malarial Splenomegaly Syndrome in Sudanese Patients

Hyperreactive Malarial Splenomegaly (HMS) is defined as a massive enlargement of the spleen resulting from abnormal immune responses after repeated exposure to the malaria parasites. This study was carried out in Khartoum, Sudan. Sudan is considered to be one of the countries where HMS is quite prev...

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Main Authors: Tayseer Alkadarou, Ahmed Musa, Abedelgader Alkadarou, Mohamed S. Mahfouz, Marita Troye-Blomberg, Ahmed M. Elhassan, Ibrahim M. Elhassan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Journal of Tropical Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/961051