Spleen volume and clinical disease manifestations of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children
Kotlyar S, Nteziyaremye J, Olupot-Olupot P, Akech SO, Moore CL, Maitland K. Spleen volume and clinical disease manifestations of severe Plasmodium falciparum malaria in African children. Transactions Of The Royal Society Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2014, 108: 283-289. PMID: 24639372, PMCID: PMC5693319, DOI: 10.1093/trstmh/tru040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere malarial anemiaTotal body surface areaCerebral malariaPlasmodium falciparum malariaSpleen volumeFalciparum malariaSevere malariaZ-scoreDisease manifestationsSevere P. falciparum malariaSevere Plasmodium falciparum malariaAfrican childrenProspective observational studyP. falciparum malariaSevere disease manifestationsClinical disease manifestationsBody surface areaMalarial anemiaSpleen enlargementClinical manifestationsSMA groupSplenic sequestrationHealthy controlsObservational studyCM group