A case of drug-induced immune hemolytic anemia during α-interferon therapy for renal cell carcinoma

Japanese Journal of Urology

Volumn 87, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 714-717

  Yanaihara, Hitoshi ^a   Nakazono, Masaaki ^a   Tsunoda, Saburou ^a  

^a TOCHIGI CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

drug induced immune hemolytic anemia; renal cell carcinoma; IFN therapy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINURIA; HUMAN; KIDNEY CARCINOMA; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; NEPHRECTOMY;

EID: 0029995323     PISSN: 00215287     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5980/jpnjurol1989.87.714     Document Type: Article

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