A rare cause of acute abdomen--plasmodium falciparum leading to splenic infarction and haemorrhage.
Balfe
P
P
Department of Surgery, Professorial Unit, Trinity Centre, St James's Hospital, Dublin. pbalfep@hotmail.com
Reynolds
J V
JV
D000006:Abdomen, Acute / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008288:Malaria / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010963:Plasmodium falciparum / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000209:etiology*