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Retinal findings predictive of outcome in cerebral malaria.
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The pathogenesis of cerebral malaria is poorly understood. Direct and indirect ophthalmoscope examinations of 141 Malawian children with strictly defined cerebral malaria revealed 2 distinct and prognostically significant findings: papilloedema and extramacular retinal oedema. The relative risk of death in patients with papilloedema was 6.7 times that in patients without papilloedema. Extramacular retinal oedema was associated with a 2.9 fold increase in the relative risk of dying. The mortal...
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- Journal:
- Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
- Volume:
- 90
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 144-146
- Publication date:
- 1996-01-01
- DOI:
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1878-3503
- ISSN:
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0035-9203
- Source identifiers:
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83574
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- English
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pubs:83574
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