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Giant cutaneous horn in an African woman: a case report
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Case Report-Multidrug resistant malaria in splenectomized patient
Malaria is a dangerous infection in splenectomized individuals. In
endemic areas, managing malaria in such individuals is a clinical
challenge. In the tropics, death from malaria after splenectomy has
been reported, but no formal study has been undertaken. Here we discuss
a case of multidrug resistant malaria in a splenectomized patient,
managed by antimalarial drugs and exchange transfusion with a
successful outcome