Hemophagocytic syndrome as a presenting sign of transformation of smoldering to acute adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma: Efficacy of anti-retroviral and interferon therapy

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 187-189

  Aouba, Achille ^a   Lambotte, Olivier ^a   Vasiliu, Viorel ^a   Divine, Marine ^b   Valensi, Françoise ^a   Varet, Bruno ^a   Bazarbachi, Ali ^c   Hermine, Olivier ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Adult T cell leukemia lymphoma; Hemophagocytic syndrome; Human T lymphocyte virus type I; Interferon 2 ; Lamivudine; Zidovudine

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2 INTERFERON; ANTHRACYCLINE; LAMIVUDINE; ZIDOVUDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN T CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUS 1; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; T CELL LEUKEMIA; T CELL LYMPHOMA;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMANS; INTERFERON-ALPHA; LAMIVUDINE; LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA, T-CELL, ACUTE, HTLV-I-ASSOCIATED; MIDDLE AGED; ZIDOVUDINE;

EID: 2542528580     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20065     Document Type: Article

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