An unusual cause of ascites: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 371-374

  Akcam, Mustafa ^a,b   Artan, Reha ^a   Yilmaz, Aygen ^a   Akkaya, Bahar ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Ascites; Childhood; Hemophagocytosis

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ARTICLE; ASCITES; ASCITES FLUID; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; INFANT; LIVER CELL; LYMPHOCYTIC INFILTRATION; PARACENTESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ASCITES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 34249079693     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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