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Cerebral Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax in a Young Infant

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Patel Nagar, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand, India

    Mritunjay Kumar, Shruti Kumar & Bindu Agrawal

  2. Department of Community Medicine, SGRR Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India

    Rashmi Kumari

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Kumar, M., Kumar, S., Agrawal, B. et al. Cerebral Malaria due to Plasmodium vivax in a Young Infant. Indian J Pediatr 81, 1420–1421 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-014-1520-6

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Keywords

  • Malaria
  • Plasmodium Falciparum
  • Cerebral Malaria
  • Artesunate
  • Vivax Malaria