Therapeutic effect of cyclosporin a combined with methylprednisolone pulse therapy on hemophagocytic syndrome with the central nervous system involvement

No To Hattatsu

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 66-71

  Yamamoto, K ^a   Otake, M ^a   Takayanagi, M ^a  

^a SENDAI CITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG PULSE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CHILD; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PULSE THERAPY, DRUG;

EID: 0036139838     PISSN: 00290831     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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