Hemophagocytic syndrome associated with visceral leishmaniasis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 605-607

  Koçak, Nurten ^a   Eren, Makbule ^a   Yüce, Aysel ^a   Gümrük, Fatma ^b  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Division of Hematology   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hemophygocytosis; Leishmaniasis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CYTOTOXIC AGENT;

AMASTIGOTE; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEISHMANIA; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; PALLOR; PANCYTOPENIA; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISCERAL LEISHMANIASIS;

FEMALE; HISTIOCYTOSIS, NON-LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; INFANT; LEISHMANIASIS, VISCERAL;

EID: 3042560252     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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