Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis associated with visceral leishmaniasis: A case report

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 409-414

  Özyürek, Emel ^a,b   Özçay, Figen ^a   Yilmaz, Baçak ^a   Özbek, Namik ^a  

^a BASKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Faculty of Medicine ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Amphotericin B; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Leishmania

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; FERRITIN; FIBRINOGEN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEVER; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEISHMANIA; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RARE DISEASE; SIDE EFFECT; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

AMPHOTERICIN B; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 22244441165     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010590964309     Document Type: Article

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