Herpes simplex virus 2-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in a pregnant patient

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 105, Issue 5 II, 2005, Pages 1241-1244

  Yamaguchi, Koushi ^a   Yamamoto, Akiko ^a   Hisano, Michi ^a   Natori, Michiya ^a   Murashima, Atsuko ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A; FERRITIN; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; INTERLEUKIN 6; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOPENIA; DELIVERY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEMALE; FEVER; GENITAL HERPES; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BONE MARROW CELLS; CESAREAN SECTION; CYCLOSPORINE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 17644415697     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000157757.54948.9b     Document Type: Article

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