Hemophagocytic syndrome in an ABO-incompatible living renal transplant recipient with acute rejection during the chronic phase

Nishinihon Journal of Urology

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 341-343

  Kawano, Yoshiaki ^a   Machida, Jiroh ^a   Yoshida, Masaki ^a   Ueda, Shoichi ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ABO incompatible living renal transplantation; Acute rejection during chronic phase; Hemophagocytic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD GROUP ABO INCOMPATIBILITY; BLOOD GROUP INCOMPATIBILITY; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; KIDNEY GRAFT REJECTION; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION; PANCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0032928178     PISSN: 00290726     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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