2012
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.72
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Hyper-reactive Malarial Splenomegaly Syndrome (HMSS): Review article

Abstract: Hyper-reactive malarial splenomegaly syndrome (HMSS) is a massive enlargement of the spleen due to an exaggerated immune response to repeated attacks of malaria. Tropical splenomegaly syndrome (TSS) is the most frequent cause of massive tropical splenomegaly in malarious areas [1-2]. It is seen more commonly among residents of endemic areas of malaria. It occurs mainly in tropical Africa, but also in parts of Vietnam,

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“…Acute cake appearance: Described by Richard Shannon (1794) to describe spleen enlargement seen in malarial infection [14,15]. Almondshaped organ: Normal Ovary in gross appearance.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…Acute cake appearance: Described by Richard Shannon (1794) to describe spleen enlargement seen in malarial infection [14,15]. Almondshaped organ: Normal Ovary in gross appearance.…”
Section: Food Eponyms In Pathologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…2 The vaccination effort has been further affected by supply issues, miscommunication, misinformation and myths, resulting in misunderstanding and mistrust on all aspects of COVID-19, including its existence, propagated especially through social media. 4 Ultimately, the world's populations desire to see the end of the pandemic. While some things have changed permanently, timely vaccination of the majority of these populations with an effective vaccine will provide the required population immunity needed to abort the pandemic, eliminate the disease, and allow individual, national, and global activities to return to normality as we knew it.…”
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