Splenic peliosis and rupture in patients with dyskeratosis congenita on androgens and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor [3]

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 138, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 815-817

  Giri, Neelam ^a   Pitel, Paul A ^b   Green, David ^c   Alter, Blanche P ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEMOURS CHILDREN S CLINIC   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anabolic steroids; Dyskeratosis congenita; Haematopoietic growth factors; Splenic peliosis; Splenic rupture

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROPOIETIN; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; OXYMETHOLONE; PREDNISONE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LAPAROTOMY; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURPURA; SCHOOL CHILD; SPLEEN PURPURA; SPLEEN RUPTURE; SPLENECTOMY; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; CHILD; CYSTS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; DYSKERATOSIS CONGENITA; FEMALE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; HUMANS; MALE; OXYMETHOLONE; SPLENIC DISEASES; SPLENIC RUPTURE;

EID: 34548153469     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06718.x     Document Type: Letter

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