Cytomegalovirus-induced pancytopenia after heart transplantation [2]

Transplantation

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 783-784

  Fuchs, Uwe ^a   Zittermann, Armin ^a   Tenderich, Gero ^a   Minami, Kazutomo ^a   Koerfer, Reiner ^a  

^a RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CORTISONE; CYCLOSPORIN; GANCICLOVIR; HYPERIMMUNE GLOBULIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; BLOOD EXAMINATION; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCINTIGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FATAL OUTCOME; GRAFT REJECTION; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 4544239318     PISSN: 00411337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.TP.0000128834.48158.9E     Document Type: Letter

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