Pneumocystis Carinii infection complicating cytotoxic therapy in two patients with lymphopenia, but a normal total white cell count

Rheumatology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 71-72

  Porter, D R ^a   Marshall, D A S ^a   Madhok, R ^a   Capell, H ^a   Sturrock, R D ^a  

^a GLASGOW ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Opportunistic infection; Pneumocystispneumonia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; MALE; NEUTROPHIL; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; PNEUMOCYSTOSIS; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS;

ADULT; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE REPORT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTES; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; METHOTREXATE; MIDDLE AGE; PNEUMONIA, PNEUMOCYSTIS CARINII; POLYARTERITIS NODOSA; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC;

EID: 0026518408     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/31.1.71     Document Type: Article

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