Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection presenting as neutropenia, thrombocytopenia, and acute hepatitis in a child

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-130

  Chen, Chun Jung ^a   Juan, Chun Jung ^a,b   Hsu, Mu Ling ^a   Lai, Yuan Sheng ^a   Lin, Shih Peng ^a   Cheng, Shin Nan ^a  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute; Hepatitis; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Neutropenia; Thrombocytopenia

Indexed keywords

AUTOANTIBODY; GRANULOCYTE ANTIBODY; STEROID; THROMBOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; CYTOPENIA; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NEUTROPENIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE; STEROID THERAPY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; AUTOANTIBODIES; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NEUTROPENIA; PNEUMONIA, MYCOPLASMA; SEROLOGIC TESTS; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 3042529426     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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