Value of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Level and Malaria Retinopathy in Distinguishing Cerebral Malaria From Other Acute Encephalopathies in Kenyan Children | Zendy

Symon M. Kariuki | Zendy; Evelyn Gitau | Zendy; Samson Gwer | Zendy; Henry Karanja | Zendy; Edward Chengo | Zendy; Michael Kazungu | Zendy; Britta C. Urban | Zendy; Charles R. Newton | Zendy

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Value of Plasmodium falciparum Histidine-Rich Protein 2 Level and Malaria Retinopathy in Distinguishing Cerebral Malaria From Other Acute Encephalopathies in Kenyan Children

Author(s) -

Symon M. Kariuki,

Evelyn Gitau,

Samson Gwer,

Henry Karanja,

Edward Chengo,

Michael Kazungu,

Britta C. Urban,

Charles R. Newton

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1093/infdis/jit500

Subject(s) - cerebral malaria , malaria , parasitemia , plasmodium falciparum , medicine , immunology , plasmodium berghei , virology , biology , pediatrics

The diagnosis of cerebral malaria is problematic in malaria-endemic areas because encephalopathy in patients with parasitemia may have another cause. Abnormal retinal findings are thought to increase the specificity of the diagnosis, and the level of histidine-rich protein 2 (HRP2) may reflect the parasite biomass.

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