Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma: A case report

HAEMA

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 278-281

  Michalis, Eurydiki ^a   Paterakis, George ^a   Leivada, Anastasia ^a   Zomas, Athanasios ^a   Kavalierou, Lilian ^a   Galanopoulos, Athanasios ^a   Marinakis, Theodoros ^a   Skandalis, Anastasia ^a   Politi, Konstantina ^a   Anagnostopoulos, Nikolaos I ^a  

^a G GENNIMATAS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Adult T cell leukaemia lymphoma; ATL; HTLV 1 infection; Lymphadenopathy; Lymphocytosis

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ALPHA INTERFERON; CD2 ANTIGEN; CD3 ANTIGEN; CD5 ANTIGEN; CD7 ANTIGEN; CYTARABINE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR ALPHA; LAMIVUDINE; METHOTREXATE; TECHNETIUM 99M; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SMEAR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; NEUTROPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 21744435483     PISSN: 11082682     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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