Chronic eosinophilic leukemia presenting with autoimmune hemolytic Anemia and erythrophagocytosis by eosinophils

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 458-461

  Kuk, J S ^a   MacEachern, J A ^b   Soamboonsrup, P ^c   McFarlane, A ^c   Benger, A ^d,e   Patterson, W ^c   Yang, L ^f   Trus, M R ^d,e,g,h  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Grand River Regional Cancer Centre   (Canada)

^c Hamilton Regional Laboratory Program   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Division of Hematology   (Canada)

^f PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^g MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^h HENDERSON GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anemia; Erythrophagocytosis; Hemolytic; Hypereosinophilia; Leukemia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; HYDROXYUREA; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CANCER RELAPSE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EOSINOPHIL; EOSINOPHIL COUNT; EOSINOPHILIC LEUKEMIA; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; GRANULOPOIESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MYELODYSPLASIA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECRETORY CELL;

AGED; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; BONE MARROW; EOSINOPHILS; ERYTHROCYTES; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; HYPEREOSINOPHILIC SYNDROME; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; LYSOPHOSPHOLIPASE; MALE; MYELOPOIESIS; NEOPLASMS, SECOND PRIMARY; PHAGOCYTOSIS;

EID: 33646861025     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20601     Document Type: Article

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