malarial splenomegaly

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• malarial cachexia — n a generalized state of debility that is marked by anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly, and emaciation and results from long continued chronic malarial infection * * * a group of physical signs of a chronic nature that result from antecedent attacks… …   Medical dictionary

• malarial cachexia — noun : a generalized state of debility that is marked by anemia, jaundice, splenomegaly, and emaciation and results from long continued chronic malarial infection …   Useful english dictionary

• malarial hyperreactive spleen syndrome — tropical splenomegaly s …   Medical dictionary

• tropical splenomegaly syndrome — a syndrome of massive splenomegaly, hepatomegaly, anemia, and elevated serum IgM levels that occurs in some areas where malaria is endemic, such as parts of sub Saharan Africa and New Guinea. Lymphocytic infiltrates are present in hepatic… …   Medical dictionary

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• malaria — malarial, malarian, malarious, adj. /meuh lair ee euh/, n. 1. Pathol. any of a group of diseases, usually intermittent or remittent, characterized by attacks of chills, fever, and sweating: formerly supposed to be due to swamp exhalations but now …   Universalium

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• Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …   Medical dictionary

• Malaria — An infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites from the Plasmodium family that can be transmitted by the sting of the Anopheles mosquito or by a contaminated needle or transfusion. Falciparum malaria is the most deadly type. The symptoms of… …   Medical dictionary

• Malaria — Classification and external resources Ring forms and gametocytes of Plasmodium falciparum in human blood. ICD 10 B …   Wikipedia

• Diagnosis of malaria — The mainstay of malaria diagnosis has been the microscopic examination of blood, utilizing blood films.[1] Although blood is the sample most frequently used to make a diagnosis, both saliva and urine have been investigated as alternative, less… …   Wikipedia