Reversible panhypogammaglobulinemia associated with the antiepileptic agent levetiracetam

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 108-109

  Azar, Antoine E ^a   Ballas, Zuhair K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTRIAXONE; ETIRACETAM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; ITRACONAZOLE; TOPIRAMATE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; IMMUNOGLOBULIN DEFICIENCY; LETTER; MALE; PANHYPOGAMMAGLOBULINEMIA; PANHYPOGAMMAGLOBUNEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MILLERI; SURGICAL DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47349107994     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60846-0     Document Type: Letter

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