Hemophagocytic syndrome in the course of crohn's disease: Possible association with cytomegalovirus infection

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 252-

  Miquel, T ^a   Bonnet, D P A ^a   Leport, J ^b   Longuet, P ^a   Bletry, O ^b   Leport, C ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b FOCH HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ANTIGEN; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CORTICOSTEROID; FERRITIN; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ANUS FISTULA; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ASTHENIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COLITIS; COLONOSCOPY; COUGHING; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; CYTOPENIA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ERYTHROCYTE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; HYPERFERRITINEMIA; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; INFLAMMATION; LETTER; MALE; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; THROMBOCYTE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; MIDDLE AGED; VIROLOGY;

ADULT; CROHN DISEASE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60749109341     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2008.24     Document Type: Letter

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