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Malaria [electronic resource] : a hematological perspective / edited by Saad H. Abdalla & Geoffrey Pasvol.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Tropical medicine ; v. 4Publication details: London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific Pub. Co., c2004.Description: xvi, 429 p. : illISBN:
  • 1860945902 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 616.9362 22
LOC classification:
  • RC157 .M27 2004eb
NLM classification:
  • 2004 L-149
  • WC 750
Online resources:
Contents:
Laboratory procedures for diagnosis of malaria / D.C. Warhurst and J.E. Williams -- Definition, epidemiology, diagnosis and management of the anemia of malaria -- Pathogenesis of the anemia of malaria -- Iron and folate in malaria -- Leukocytes in malaria -- Cytokine changes in malaria -- The Bone marrow in human malaria / S.H. Abdalla and S.N. Wickramasinghe -- Platelets and blood coagulation in human malaria / Paul N. Newton, Etim Essien and Hicholas J. White -- Innate resistance to malaria conferred by red cell genetic defects / Ronald L. Nagel -- The Spleen and malaria / Imelda Bates -- Malaria and Burkitt's lymphoma / Christine A. Facer -- Malaria and blood transfusion / Peter L. Chiodini and John A.J. Barbara -- Index.
Summary: Reviews all of the hematological changes and interactions in malaria. Emphasizes the importance of malaria as a primarily hematological disease and attempts to increase awareness and interest among hematologists.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Laboratory procedures for diagnosis of malaria / D.C. Warhurst and J.E. Williams -- Definition, epidemiology, diagnosis and management of the anemia of malaria -- Pathogenesis of the anemia of malaria -- Iron and folate in malaria -- Leukocytes in malaria -- Cytokine changes in malaria -- The Bone marrow in human malaria / S.H. Abdalla and S.N. Wickramasinghe -- Platelets and blood coagulation in human malaria / Paul N. Newton, Etim Essien and Hicholas J. White -- Innate resistance to malaria conferred by red cell genetic defects / Ronald L. Nagel -- The Spleen and malaria / Imelda Bates -- Malaria and Burkitt's lymphoma / Christine A. Facer -- Malaria and blood transfusion / Peter L. Chiodini and John A.J. Barbara -- Index.

Reviews all of the hematological changes and interactions in malaria. Emphasizes the importance of malaria as a primarily hematological disease and attempts to increase awareness and interest among hematologists.

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