Intense myelofibrosis in a child: Unusual result of EBV-associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Turkish Journal of Hematology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 32-35

  Karapinar, Bülent ^a   Yilmaz, Deniz ^a   Aydinok, Yeşim ^a   Türkoǧlu, Ebru ^a   Hekimgil, Mine ^a   Kavakli, Kaan ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Child; EBV; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Myelofibrosis; Pancytopenia

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; FERRITIN; FIBRINOGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; FEVER; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE BLOOD LEVEL; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MYALGIA; MYELOFIBROSIS; PANCYTOPENIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RASH; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SORE THROAT; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VIRUS CAPSID;

EID: 34547841478     PISSN: 13007777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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