Recombinant human erythropoietin might induce strawberry haemangiomas in very-low-birthweight preterm infants [4]

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 92, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1353-1354

  Zaffanello, M ^a   Franchini, M ^b   Rugolotto, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN; RECOMBINANT ERYTHROPOIETIN; STEROID;

ANEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEMANGIOMA; HEMOGLOBIN DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MOUTH TUMOR; NEWBORN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UPPER LIP; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ERYTHROPOIETIN, RECOMBINANT; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LIP NEOPLASMS; MALE;

EID: 0345257308     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250310006359     Document Type: Letter

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