Severe Malarial Anaemia

C.      Casals-Pascual; D.   J.   Roberts

doi:10.2174/156652406776055159

Abstract

This review describes the importance of severe malarial anaemia as a public health problem, and the clinical and pathophysiological aspects of this syndrome. The review also highlights the recent advances in our understanding of the epidemiological, clinical, cellular and molecular aspects of severe malarial anaemia.

Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum, severe malarial anaemia, clinical malaria, pathophysiology

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Current Molecular Medicine

Title: Severe Malarial Anaemia

Volume: 6 Issue: 2

Author(s): C. Casals-Pascual and D. J. Roberts

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Keywords: Plasmodium falciparum, severe malarial anaemia, clinical malaria, pathophysiology

Abstract: This review describes the importance of severe malarial anaemia as a public health problem, and the clinical and pathophysiological aspects of this syndrome. The review also highlights the recent advances in our understanding of the epidemiological, clinical, cellular and molecular aspects of severe malarial anaemia.