Pre-eruptive varicella zoster virus encephalitis in two children after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Medical and Pediatric Oncology

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 288-289

  Tenenbaum, Tobias ^a   Kramm, Christof Maria ^a   Laws, Hans Jürgen ^a   Nürnberger, Wenzel ^a   Lenard, Hans Gerd ^a   Göbel, Ulrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Encephalitis; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; BUSULFAN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; ETOPOSIDE; FOSCARNET; GANCICLOVIR; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; PSORALEN; THIOTEPA; VIRUS DNA;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUVA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS REACTIVATION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

BRAIN; CHICKENPOX; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS, VARICELLA ZOSTER; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE;

EID: 0036210538     PISSN: 00981532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mpo.1329     Document Type: Article

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