Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with visceral leishmaniasis

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 65-70

  Marom, Daphna ^a   Offer, Itamar ^a   Tamary, Hanna ^a   Jaffe, C L ^b   Garty, Ben Zion ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Hemophagocytosis; Visceral leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN; FERRITIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; LIPOSOME; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; LEISHMANIA; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE;

EID: 0035155635     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/088800101750059873     Document Type: Article

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