Reduction of spleen size in a child with Hyperreactive Malarious Splenomegaly (HMS) treated outside the Brazilian endemic area of malaria with only one course of quinine

Reduction of spleen size in a child with Hyperreactive Malarious Splenomegaly (HMS) treated outside the Brazilian endemic area of malaria with only one course of quinine

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We report the clinical picture, treatment and evolution of a child with hyperreactive malarious splenomegaly treated outside the endemic area of malaria. The patient presented gross splenomegaly, proceeded from an area where malaria is endemic, showed increased immunoglobulins levels, high antimalar...

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Main Authors: Maria Imaculada Muniz-Junqueira, Mário A. P. Moraes, Philip Davis Marsden
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 1992-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Esplenomegalia hiperreativa da malária
Malária crônica
Tratamento curativo antimalárico
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