Management of severe neutropenia with cyclosporin during initial treatment of Epstein-Barr virus-related hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 2000, Pages 339-346

  Imashuku, Shinsaku ^a   Hibi, Shigeyoshi ^a   Kuriyama, Kikuko ^a   Tabata, Yasuhiro ^a   Hashida, Tetsuo ^b   Iwai, Asayuki ^c   Kato, Masahiko ^d   Yamashita, Nobuko ^e   Oda, Megumi ^e   Uchida, Masashi ^f   Kinugawa, Naoko ^g   Sawada, Machiko ^h   Konno, Mutsuko ⁱ  

^a KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Akashi Municipal Hospital   (Japan)

^c National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^d GUNMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^f Tokuyama Central Hospital   (Japan)

^g CHIBA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^h Shiga Medical Center for Children   (Japan)

ⁱ Sapporo Kosei General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cyclosporin A; Epstein Barr virus; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Neutropenia

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN; ETOPOSIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033978602     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10428190009148855     Document Type: Article

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