BK virus infection and neurologic dysfunctions in a patient with lymphoma treated with chemotherapy and rituximab

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 244-245

  Ferrari, Angela ^a   Luppi, Mario ^a   Marasca, Roberto ^a   Potenza, Leonardo ^a   Morselli, Monica ^a   Volzone, Francesco ^a   Santachiara, Rita ^a   Forghieri, Fabio ^a   Barozzi, Patrizia ^a   Torelli, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOXORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ABDUCENS NERVE DISEASE; ADULT; BK VIRUS; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY; CANCER PREVENTION; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM METASTASIS; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; DIPLOPIA; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LETTER; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TINNITUS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BK VIRUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA, LARGE B-CELL, DIFFUSE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TUMOR VIRUS INFECTIONS;

EID: 49349085443     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2008.01101.x     Document Type: Letter

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