Severe thrombocytopenia as a complication of acute Epstein-Barr virus infection

Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 116, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 47-50

  Likic, Robert ^a   Kuzmanic, Dusko ^a  

^a KBC Zagreb   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Acute EBV infection; Infectious mononucleosis; Petechiae; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; CORTICOSTEROID; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; OMEPRAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING TENDENCY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CROATIA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; MALE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 1542290105     PISSN: 00435325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03040424     Document Type: Article

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