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The hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly: a systematic review of the literature

BACKGROUND: The hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome (HMS) is a leading cause of massive splenomegaly in malaria-endemic countries. HMS is caused by a chronic antigenic stimulation derived from the malaria parasite. Classic Fakunle’s major criteria for case definition are: persistent gross...

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Autores principales: Leoni, Stefania, Buonfrate, Dora, Angheben, Andrea, Gobbi, Federico, Bisoffi, Zeno
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4438638/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25925423
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12936-015-0694-3