Pure red cell aplasia in a patient with chronic granulocytic leukaemia treated with interferon-α

Clinical and Laboratory Haematology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 53-54

  Hirri, H M ^a   Green, P J ^a  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic granulocytic leukaemia; Drug adverse effects; Interferon ; Pure red cell aplasia

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERFERON; HYDROXYUREA;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; DISEASE COURSE; ERYTHROCYTE APLASIA; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE;

AGED; ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW; CHROMOSOME DELETION; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 22; HUMANS; HYDROXYUREA; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; MALE; PHILADELPHIA CHROMOSOME; RED-CELL APLASIA, PURE; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 0034031670     PISSN: 01419854     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2257.2000.00278.x     Document Type: Article

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