Disseminated intravascular coagulation due to cytomegalovirus infection in an immunocompetent adult treated with plasma exchange

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 454-457

  Niewold, Timothy B ^a   Bundrick, John B ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SPECIAL SURGERY   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Cytomegalovirus; Disseminated intravascular coagulation; Plasma exchange

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILL; COUGHING; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; MYALGIA; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASMA EXCHANGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33646858174     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20602     Document Type: Article

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