Spontaneous Bilateral Subdural Hematoma in a Patient with Falciparum Malaria.
Spontaneous Bilateral Subdural Hematoma in a Patient with Falciparum Malaria.
J Assoc Physicians India. 2020 Apr;68(4):71
Authors: Singh MM, Meena RL, Garg RK, Prajapati MM, Samar N, Trivedi C, Sharma M, Shristi S, Mittal A
Abstract
A 70-year old female presented with complaints of fever with chills, headache for 15 days and altered sensorium for 7 days. Peripheral blood smear showed ring form of P. falciparum and CT brain revealed bilateral subdural hematoma. Patient received Artesunate based combination therapy and recovered completely without surgical intervention within 8 days of admission.
PMID: 32610853 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Journal of the Association of Physicians of India - Category: General Medicine Tags: J Assoc Physicians India Source Type: research
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