Cytologic diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in ascitic fluid: A case report

Acta Cytologica

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-484

  Wardeh, Rooba ^a   Gu, Mai ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Oncotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascites; Cytopathology; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Macrophage activation syndrome

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ASCITES FLUID; ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHOLECYSTECTOMY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYOGLOBULINEMIA; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTIOCYTE; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LETHARGY; MALE; PARACENTESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TACHYCARDIA; THORACOCENTESIS; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VASCULITIS; WEAKNESS;

EID: 48149101642     PISSN: 00015547     EISSN: 19382650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000325558     Document Type: Article

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