Severe Epstein-Barr virus-associated hemophagocytic syndrome in six adult patients

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 156-159

  Elazary, Anat Scheiman ^a   Wolf, Dana G ^a   Amir, Gail ^a   Avni, Batia ^a   Rund, Deborah ^a   Yehuda, Dina Ben ^a   Sviri, Sigal ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adults; Epstein Barr virus; Hemophagocytosis

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ARAB; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HUMAN; JEW; LIVER FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS DIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DNA, VIRAL; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIVER; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; LYMPHOMA; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 34548698400     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2007.06.014     Document Type: Article

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