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CT findings of malarial spleen.

Bae K, Jeon KN

Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Gyeongsang National University Hospital, Jinju, Republic of Korea.

Malaria is one of the most frequent causes of fever among travellers to tropical countries. We report the CT imaging findings of poor contrast enhancement of the spleen on arterial phase in a case of malaria presenting as splenomegaly. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of malarial spleen diagnosed by these CT results.

Published 18 September 2006 in Br J Radiol, 79(946): e145-7.
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