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Autoaglutinación de los glóbulos rojos infectados por la malaria y la gravedad de la malaria
Lancet (London, England)
|May 3, 2000
Resumen
Los glóbulos rojos infectados con Plasmodium falciparum pueden agruparse, formando autoaglutinados. Esta autoaglutinación común de glóbulos rojos está fuertemente relacionada con los casos graves de malaria.
Área de la Ciencia:
- Malariología Malariología.
- Hematología Hematología.
- Inmunología Inmunología.
Sus antecedentes:
- La infección por Plasmodium falciparum puede hacer que los glóbulos rojos se adhieran entre sí, formando autoaglutinados.
- Este fenotipo de autoaglutinación se ha observado en varios entornos clínicos.
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