Eosinophilic fasciitis after allogeneic stem cell transplantation: A case report and review of the literature

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1707-1709

  Ustun, Celalettin ^a   Ho Jr , George ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Allogeneic stem cell transplantation; Bone marrow transplantation; Eosinophilic fasciitis; Graft vs. host disease

Indexed keywords

BUSULFAN; CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; TACROLIMUS;

ACUTE MYELOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ALLOGENEIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; CANCER REGRESSION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EOSINOPHILIA; EOSINOPHILIC FASCIITIS; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SKIN BIOPSY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LIFTING;

CHRONIC DISEASE; EOSINOPHILIA; FASCIITIS; FEMALE; GRAFT VS HOST DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, MYELOCYTIC, ACUTE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION INDUCTION; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS;

EID: 3042731973     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10428190410001683787     Document Type: Article

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