Giant cell hepatitis and autoimmune hemolytic anemia successfully treated with rituximab

Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 634-636

  Miloh, Tamir ^a   Manwani, Deepa ^a   Morotti, Raffaella ^a   Sukru, Emre ^a   Shneider, Benjamin ^a   Kerkar, Nanda ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; RAPAMYCIN; RITUXIMAB;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMERGENCY WARD; EVALUATION; GIANT CELL; GIANT CELL HEPATITIS; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATITIS; HOSPITAL CARE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; COMORBIDITY; GIANT CELLS; HEPATITIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFANT; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34247569878     PISSN: 02772116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPG.0b013e31802e9739     Document Type: Article

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