Pulmonary hypertension in children with Evans syndrome

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 93-98

  Connor, Philip ^a   Veys, Paul ^a   Amrolia, Persis ^a   Haworth, Sheila ^a   Ashworth, Michael ^a   Moledina, Shahin ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Haemolytic anaemia; Immunosuppression; Pulmonary hypertension; Stem cell transplantation

Indexed keywords

ALEMTUZUMAB; CYCLOSPORIN; FLUDARABINE; MELPHALAN; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; PREDNISOLONE; PROSTACYCLIN; RITUXIMAB; SILDENAFIL;

ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PULMONARY HYPERTENSION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEMOLYSIS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PULMONARY; INFANT; PIPERAZINES; PURINES; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SULFONES; SYNDROME; TRANSPLANTATION, HOMOLOGOUS; VASODILATOR AGENTS;

EID: 41149123422     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08880010801888253     Document Type: Article

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