Correlates of Hepatomegaly and Splenomegaly among Healthy School Children in a Malaria-endemic Village.
| Autor: | Adeyemo AA, Olumese PE, Amodu OK, Gbadegesin RA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Nigerian Journal of Paediatrics, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 1-3 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0302-4660 2814-2985 |
| Popis: | Summary: A study of 145 apparently healthy primary school children in Erunmu, a village in south-west Nigeria, has revealed the prevalence of asympto matic malaria parasitaemia to be 80 percent during the peak malaria transmission season. A prevalence of 15.2 percent hepatomegaly was the most common finding, followed by splenom egaly in 11.7 percent and hepatosplenomegaly in 6.2 percent of the subjects. The occurrence of hepatomegaly was significantly (P |
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