An unusual case of autoimmune hemolytic anemia in treatment naïve hepatitis C virus infection

Hematology

Volumn 11, Issue 5-6, 2006, Pages 385-387

  Fernández, Antonio B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FERROUS SULFATE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; COOMBS TEST; COUGHING; DIARRHEA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG RESPONSE; DYSPNEA; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOGLOBIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEPATITIS C; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; JAUNDICE; LEUKOPENIA; NAUSEA; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOMITING;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMANS; LEUKOPENIA; NEUTROPENIA; PANCYTOPENIA; PREDNISONE;

EID: 34250782133     PISSN: 10245332     EISSN: 16078454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10245330600938596     Document Type: Article

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