B-cell lymphopenia and hypogammaglobulinemia in thymoma patients

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 343-347

  Montella, L ^a   Masci, A M ^b   Merkabaoui, G ^a   Perna, F ^c   Vitiello, L ^b   Racioppi, L ^b   Palmieri, Giov ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c MONALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

B lymphopenia; Good's syndrome; Hypogammaglobulinemia; Immunodeficiency; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CD19 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; B LYMPHOCYTE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; LUNG INFECTION; LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT INFECTION; T LYMPHOCYTE; THYMOMA;

ADULT; AGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; AGED; ANTIGENS, CD; B-LYMPHOCYTES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LYMPHOPENIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THYMOMA; THYMUS NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0038827065     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-003-0635-z     Document Type: Article

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