Epstein-Barr virus associated pneumonia in an adult patient with severe aplastic anaemia: Resolution after the transient withdrawal of cyclosporine [4]

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 82, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 944-946

  Potenza, Leonardo ^a   Barozzi, Patrizia ^a   Codeluppi, Mauro ^a   Morselli, Monica ^a   Forghieri, Fabio ^a   Volzone, Francesco ^a   Riva, Giovanni ^a   Pietrosemoli, Paola ^a   Pecorari, Monica ^a   Leonardi, Giovanna ^a   Torelli, Giuseppe ^a   Luppi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN A; GANCICLOVIR; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY;

ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS INFECTION; FEVER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LETTER; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; VIREMIA; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS LOAD; VIRUS REACTIVATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; ANTILYMPHOCYTE SERUM; CYCLOSPORINE; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, VIRAL; REMISSION INDUCTION; T-LYMPHOCYTES; VIREMIA; VIRUS ACTIVATION;

EID: 34848873831     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: 10968652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20950     Document Type: Letter

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