On the pathophysiology of severe falciparum malaria with special reference to red cell deformability

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Preface

1: Introduction into the physiology and measurement of red cell deformability

2: The rheology of severe falciparum malaria

3: Red cell deformability as a prognostic factor in severe falciparum malaria

4: Reduced red cell deformability in the pathogenesis of severe falciparum malaria and its restoration by blood transfusion

5: Red cell deformability as a predictor of anaemia in severe falciparum malaria

6: Red cell deformability, splenic function and anaemia in thalassaemia

7: Low resistance to shear stress of Plasmodium falciparum rosettes questions their pathophysiological relevance

8: Nitric oxides in plasma, urine and cerebrospinal fluid in patients with severe falciparum malaria

9: Summary & Samenvatting

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