Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria in childhood: An uncommon presentation

Indian Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 64-67

  Gupta, V ^a   Tilak, V ^b   Ramakrishna, S V K ^a   Bhatia, B D ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; Pancytopenia; Paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A;

ANAMNESIS; ANEMIA; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; CELL HYPERPLASIA; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ERYTHROID CELL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL HEMOGLOBINURIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RETICULOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33645319968     PISSN: 00195359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-5359.19915     Document Type: Article

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