Haemophagocytosis in bone marrow aspirate - A review of the clinical course of 10 cases

Acta Haematologica

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 182-191

  Linn, Y C ^a   Tien, S L ^a   Lim, L C ^a   Lee, L H ^a   Teoh, G ^a   Goh, Y T ^a   Tan, P ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Haemophagocytic syndrome; Haemophagocytosis; High grade lymphoma; Viral associated haemophagocytic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CHLORMETHINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE; PROCARBAZINE; VINCRISTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANAPLASTIC CARCINOMA; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LARGE CELL LYMPHOMA; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW DISEASES; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELLS; HISTIOCYTOSIS, MALIGNANT; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; LYMPHOMA, T-CELL; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SYNDROME;

EID: 0029617226     PISSN: 00015792     EISSN: 14219662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000204007     Document Type: Article

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