Fatal immunodeficiency in a patient with thymoma and Good's syndrome

Tumori

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 361-363

  Montella, Liliana ^a   Merkabaoui, Ghassam ^b   Vitiello, Laura ^c   Bulgarelli, Goffredo ^b   Sinagra, Gianfranco ^d   Masci, Anna Maria ^c,e   Racioppi, Luigi ^c   Palmieri, Giovannella ^b,f  

^a SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d Cardiology   (Italy)

^e IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^f NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Good's syndrome; Immunodeficiency; Infections; Thymoma

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISONE; SOMATOSTATIN DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; GOOD SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MALE; THYMECTOMY; THYMOMA;

EID: 26444482010     PISSN: 03008916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030089160509100416     Document Type: Article

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