CMV-induced immune thrombocytopenia and excessive hematogones mimicking an acute B-precursor lymphoblastic leukemia

Leukemia Research

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-196

  Fisgin, Tunc ^a   Yarali, Nese ^a   Duru, Feride ^a   Kara, Abdurrahman ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

B precursor lymphoblastic leukemia; Hematogones; Immune thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOPLASM; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; INFANT; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOID CELL; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL; VIRUS INFECTION;

B-LYMPHOCYTES; BONE MARROW CELLS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, B-CELL, ACUTE; LEUKEMIA, PRE-B-CELL; MALE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 0037296989     PISSN: 01452126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0145-2126(02)00091-7     Document Type: Article

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