Acute myeloid leukaemia presenting as recurrent generalized urticaria in infancy

European Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 697-698

  Breda, L ^a   Di Marzio, D ^a   Rollo, V ^a   De Sanctis, S ^a   La Barba, G ^a   Chiarelli, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Infantile; Leukaemia; Urticaria

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CYTARABINE; ETOPOSIDE; IDARUBICIN; STEROID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ALLERGIC URTICARIA; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFANT; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE;

ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; CYTARABINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IDARUBICIN; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, MYELOID, ACUTE; MALE; RECURRENCE; URTICARIA;

EID: 41849122242     PISSN: 03406199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-007-0551-7     Document Type: Article

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