Haemophagocytosis in early congenital syphilis

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 158, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 553-555

  Pohl, M ^a   Niemeyer, C M ^a   Hentschel, R ^a   Duffner, U ^a   Bergstrasser E ^a   Brandis, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anaemia; Congenital syphilis; Haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Haemophagocytosis; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL SYPHILIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; BONE MARROW; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PENICILLIN G; PHAGOCYTOSIS; SPLENOMEGALY; SYPHILIS SERODIAGNOSIS; SYPHILIS, CONGENITAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033030857     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004310051145     Document Type: Article

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