Concepedia

A Gambian Infant with Fever and an Unexpected Blood Film

Stephen R. C. Howie, Malcolm Guy, Louise Fleming, W. S. Bailey, Harry Noyes, Joseph Faye, Brian Greenwood, Hilton Whittle, David Molyneux, Tumani Corrah

PLoS Medicine · 2006 · 53 citations · 16 references

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Concepts

MalnutritionNeonatologyPediatric HematologyDifferential DiagnosisInfant NutritionHematologyPediatricsDiagnosisMaternal HealthTwo-month-old InfantPediatric GastroenterologyChild NutritionPublic HealthMedicineUnexpected Blood FilmPediatric Intensive Care

Abstract

The authors describe the differential diagnosis, investigation, and management of a two-month-old infant with edema, malnutrition, and fever.

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