An autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome initially diagnosed as Evans syndrome

Turkish Journal of Hematology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 80-84

  Uysal, Zümrüt ^a   Ertem, Mehmet ^a   Ileri, Dilber Talia ^a   Doǧu, Figen ^a   Azik, Fatih Mehmet ^a   Ikincioǧullari, Aydan ^a   Gözdaşoǧlu, Sevgi ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome; Evans syndrome; Fansidar ; Splenectomy; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOSPORIN A; FANSIDAR; GANCICLOVIR; GLUCOCORTICOID; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; COOMBS TEST; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOPENIA; DEATH; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEVER; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHOPROLIFERATIVE DISEASE; MALE; PLASMAPHERESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLENECTOMY; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547849608     PISSN: 13007777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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