Cytomegalovirus-induced thrombocytopenia in an immunocompetent adult effectively treated with intravenous immunoglobulin: A case report and review

Hematology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 277-279

  Alliot, Carol ^a,c   Barrios, Marta ^b  

^a General Hospital of Annemasse   (France)

^b Laboratory of Biology   (France)

^c NONE   (France)

Author keywords

Colitis; Cytomegalovirus; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLONOSCOPY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LITERATURE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 29144461557     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10245330500093658     Document Type: Article

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