Medical Definition of West african fever

1. A condition, now uncommon, resulting from Plasmodium falciparum infection (malignant tertian malaria with severe haemolysis); frequently seen in Caucasians after interrupted treatment with quinine. Synonym: blackwater fever, haemoglobinuric fever, West African fever. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of West African Fever

Weston cell
Westphal's disease
Westphal's phenomenon
Westphal's pseudosclerosis
Westphal's pupillary reflex
Westphal's sign
Westphal-Erb sign
Westphal-Piltz phenomenon
Westphal-Strumpell pseudosclerosis
wests
westside
westward
westwards
West Africa
West African
West African fever
West African sleeping sickness
West African trypanosomiasis
West Bank
West Bengal
West Berlin
West Berliner
west by north
west by south
West Chadic
West Coast
west coast hemlock
West Country
West End
West Germanic

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