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Case Reports
. 1989 Apr;65(762):236-7.
doi: 10.1136/pgmj.65.762.236.

Subarachnoid haemorrhage in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

K Murugavel  1 , S Saravanapavananthan, A Anpalahan, R F James
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Case Reports

Subarachnoid haemorrhage in Plasmodium falciparum malaria

K Murugavel et al. Postgrad Med J. 1989 Apr.

Abstract

A 41 year old man with cerebral malaria was found to have numerous bilateral retinal haemorrhages and very high parasitaemia. Despite intensive treatment his condition deteriorated and he died. Autopsy showed subarachnoid haemorrhage, which has not been previously described in cerebral malaria.

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