Cardiac failure in an infant with Chediak-Higashi syndrome: A hypothesis of the effect of diadenosine polyphosphates

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 307-310

  Ganschow, Rainer ^a,c   Grabhorn, Enke ^a   Lemke, Joachim ^b   Lepler, Rudolf ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b Children's Hospital Wilhelmstift   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cardiac failure; Chediak Higashi syndrome; Diadenosine polyphosphates; Fever

Indexed keywords

DIADENOSINE POLYPHOSPHATE; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATE;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHEDIAK HIGASHI SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; FEVER; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STRESS; TACHYCARDIA; FORWARD HEART FAILURE; INFANT;

CARDIAC OUTPUT, LOW; CHEDIAK-HIGASHI SYNDROME; DINUCLEOSIDE PHOSPHATES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 0036669103     PISSN: 09056157     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-3038.2002.01052.x     Document Type: Article

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