Eosinophilic colitis in a patient with acute myeloid leukemia after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 76-78

  Ashida, Takashi ^a   Shimada, Takahiro ^a   Kawanishi, Kazunobu ^a   Miyatake, Junichi ^a   Kanamaru, Akihisa ^a  

^a KINKI UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

BMT; Eosinophilic colitis; GVHD

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; BUSULFAN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; CYTOKINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INTERLEUKIN 2; INTERLEUKIN 4; INTERLEUKIN 5; METHOTREXATE; POLYMYXIN B; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VANCOMYCIN;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL INFILTRATION; COLITIS; COLON; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL COLITIS; EOSINOPHILIA; FEMALE; HLA MATCHING; HUMAN; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION;

EID: 0041846440     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02983245     Document Type: Article

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