Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis induced by malaria infection in a child with langerhans cell histiocytosis

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 267-272

  Tugrul Saribeyoglu, Ebru ^a,b   Anak, S ^a   Agaoglu, L ^a   Boral, O ^a   Unuvar, A ^a   Devecioglu, O ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Langerhans cell histiocytosis; Malaria infection; Secondary hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Virus associated hemophagocytic syndrome

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; CHLOROQUINE; CLARITHROMYCIN; MERCAPTOPURINE; PREDNISOLONE; PRIMAQUINE; VINBLASTINE;

ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE SCINTISCANNING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTOSIS X; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALARIA; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; PLASMODIUM; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN ALLERGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BLOOD CELLS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEADACHE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE;

EID: 1842659915     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010490277060     Document Type: Article

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