Progressive Langerhans cell histiocytosis in an infant with Klinefelter syndrome successfully treated with allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 396-400

  Frost, Jami D ^a   Wiersma, Susan R ^a  

^a University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

2 Chlorodeoxyadenosine; Bone marrow transplantation, allogeneic; Chromosome 14; Histiocytosis X; Klinefelter syndrome (47 XXY); Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Short arm (chr 14, p+); Spontaneous pneumothorax in infant

Indexed keywords

CLADRIBINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; MEPREDNISONE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; VINBLASTINE;

ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 14; CYTOGENETICS; DISEASE COURSE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPONTANEOUS PNEUMOTHORAX;

BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHROMOSOME ABERRATIONS; CHROMOSOME DISORDERS; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 14; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; KLINEFELTER SYNDROME; MALE;

EID: 0029974133     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199611000-00013     Document Type: Article

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