Cytology of pleural effusion associated with disseminated infection caused by varicella-zoster virus in an immunocompromised patient: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 480-484

  Mori, Masaki ^a   Imamura, Yoshiaki ^a   Maegawa, Hideki ^a   Yoshida, Haruyoshi ^b   Naiki, Hironobu ^b   Fukuda, Masaru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FUKUI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Immunocompromised host; Pleural effusion; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPATHOLOGY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; GENERAL CONDITION DETERIORATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER FAILURE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PLEURA FLUID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SMEAR; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0038702413     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000326555     Document Type: Article

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