Retinopathy in Gambian children admitted to hospital with malaria.
Matthew
Burton
;
Omondi
Nyong'o
;
Kathryn
Burton
;
Wilhelmina
John
;
Ebenezer
Inkoom
;
Margaret
Pinder
;
Tumani
Corrah
;
Gordon
Johnson
;
Robin
Bailey
;
(2004)
Retinopathy in Gambian children admitted to hospital with malaria.
Tropical doctor, 34 (4).
pp. 214-218.
ISSN 0049-4755
DOI: 10.1177/004947550403400409
A characteristic retinopathy associated with a poor prognosis has previously been described in African children with established cerebral malaria. However, relatively little is known about retinal abnormalities in children with severe non-cerebral malaria, the group most at risk of developing the cerebral complications of this disease. In this study the prevalence, pattern, clinical significance and accessibility to clinical examination of this characteristic retinopathy are described in 106 Gambian children admitted consecutively to hospital with severe malaria, including six with established cerebral malaria.
Item Type | Article |
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ISI | 224557100008 |
Date Deposited | 17 Oct 2011 20:27 |
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1872-9169
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8770-1680