Sinus Histiocytosis with Massive Lymphadenopathy (SHML) prednisone resistant but dexamethasone sensitive

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 92-94

  Stine, Kimo C ^a,b   Westfall, Christopher ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^b ARKANSAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dexamethasone; Rosai Dorfman syndrome; Sinus histiocytosis with massive lymphadenopathy

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; MERCAPTOPURINE; PREDNISONE; VINBLASTINE;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG SENSITIVITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINUS HISTIOCYTOSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT WITHDRAWAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS, HORMONAL; CHILD; DEXAMETHASONE; DRUG RESISTANCE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, SINUS; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 10044296345     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20145     Document Type: Article

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