Amiodarone-associated bone marrow granulomas: A report of 2 cases and review of the literature

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 101-104

  Mohamed, Tarek ^a   Sanjay, Rashmi ^a   Sycheva, Tatyana ^a   Aish, Leo ^a   Schneider, Douglas ^a   Oo, Thein H ^a,b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b ST ELIZABETH'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Bone marrow granulomas; Cytopenias

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE; ERYTHROPOIETIN;

AGED; APLASTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; GRANULOMA; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTHYROIDISM; LEUKOPENIA; MALE; MEDLINE; PANCYTOPENIA; REVIEW; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMIODARONE; BONE MARROW DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GRANULOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA;

EID: 33847634899     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.NA0608     Document Type: Review

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