A Gambian Infant with Fever and an Unexpected Blood Film
Open Access
- 26 September 2006
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Public Library of Science (PLoS) in PLoS Medicine
- Vol. 3 (9), e355
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.0030355
Abstract
The authors describe the differential diagnosis, investigation, and management of a two-month-old infant with edema, malnutrition, and fever.Keywords
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