Thymoma and cellular immune deficiency in an adolescent

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 49-52

  Sicherer, Scott H ^a   Cabana, Michael D ^a   Perlman, Elizabeth J ^a   Lederman, Howard M ^a   Matsakis, Rebecca R ^a   Winkelstein, Jerry A ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Candidiasis; Immunodeficiency; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELLULAR IMMUNODEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MYASTHENIA GRAVIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINDLE CELL; THRUSH; THYMOMA;

EID: 0031939432     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1998.tb00301.x     Document Type: Article

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