Disseminated zoster, hyponatraemia, severe abdominal pain and leukaemia relapse: Recognition of a new clinical quartet after bone marrow transplantation

British Journal of Dermatology

Volumn 149, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 862-865

  Au, W Y ^a   Ma, S Y ^a   Cheng, V C C ^a   Ooi, C G C ^a   Lie, A K W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Leukaemia; Relapse; Stem cell transplantation; Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; VALACICLOVIR; VASOPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEUKEMIA; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VASOPRESSIN RELEASE; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; FEMALE; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMANS; HYPONATREMIA; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; INAPPROPRIATE ADH SYNDROME; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, CHRONIC; MALE; RECURRENCE;

EID: 0242635639     PISSN: 00070963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05656.x     Document Type: Article

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