Hemophagocytic syndrome as an unusual form of presentation of tuberculosis in a hemodialysis patient. Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Nephrology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 214-216

  Castellano, Inés ^a   Gomez Martino J R ^a   Hernandez T ^a   Mateos, L ^a   Arguello C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SAN PEDRO DE ALCÁNTARA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Hemodialysis; Hemophagocytic syndrome; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMODIALYSIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIVER FUNCTION; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0343090802     PISSN: 02508095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000013590     Document Type: Article

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