Abstract:There are over 300 new cases of imported paediatric malaria in the UK each year and this has been increasing over the last 20 years. Malaria in children is particularly difficult to diagnose because the initial presenting features are subtler than in adults and do not display the classical presenting features. However, they are also more likely to deteriorate rapidly and to develop severe malaria. The 'gold standard' for ruling out the diagnosis of malaria if clinically suspected is three negative thin and thi… Show more
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