Concomitant falciparum malaria and Hyperreactive Malarial Splenomegaly in an adolescent boy from eastern India: A tale of rare coincidences

Hyperreactive malarial splenomegaly (HMS) is one of the important causes of massive splenomegaly in malaria endemic zones. It is thought to represent a dysfunctional immune response to recurrent malarial infection. It is usually reported due to physical symptoms of splenomegaly and hypersplenism and...

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Main Authors: Saurabh Pandey, Prantiki Halder, Arnab Patra, Mausam Mondal, Subir Ghosh, Dipankar Pal, Soumen Nath Halder, Dolon Champa Modak, Subhashish Kamal Guha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2020-01-01
Series:Journal of Vector Borne Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.jvbd.org/article.asp?issn=0972-9062;year=2020;volume=57;issue=3;spage=274;epage=276;aulast=Pandey