Severe chronic active EBV infection in an adult patient: Case report

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 453-457

  Ha, Sang Yoon ^a   Chung, Chul Won ^a   Ko, Young H ^a,b  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Chronic Active Infection; Herpesvirus 4; Human

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; STEROID;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BONE MARROW; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KOREA; LABORATORY TEST; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; NONHUMAN; SPLEEN DISEASE; SPLENECTOMY; T LYMPHOCYTE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION;

EID: 3042835725     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2004.19.3.453     Document Type: Article

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