Thrombocytosis and toxocariasis: Report of two pediatric cases

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 190-192

  Kagialis Girard, Sandrine ^a   Mialou, Valerie ^a   Ffrench, Martine ^b   Dupuis Girod, Sophie ^a   Pages, Marie Pierre ^a   Bertrand, Yves ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

^b EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBENDAZOLE; TIABENDAZOLE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; MEGAKARYOCYTE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; THROMBOCYTOSIS; TOXOCARA; TOXOCARIASIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LARVA MIGRANS SYNDROME; WESTERN BLOTTING;

BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; THROMBOCYTOSIS; TOXOCARIASIS;

EID: 11144250872     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20222     Document Type: Article

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