Hepatitis-associated aplastic anemia: Successful outcome following immunosuppressive therapy

Indian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 175-176

  Gupta, Anju ^a   Bansal, Deepak ^a   Marwaha, R K ^a,b   Trehan, Amita ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Department of Pediatrics and Incharge ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY TEST; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CHILD; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEPATITIS, VIRAL, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS;

EID: 25844458938     PISSN: 02548860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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