Childhood hepatitis e infection complicated by acute immune thrombocytopenia

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-

  Thapa, Rajoo ^a   Mallick, Debkrishna ^a   Ghosh, Apurba ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPATITIS E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS E; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; THROMBOCYTE TRANSFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; MALE; SEROLOGY;

BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; CHILD; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; MALE; PURPURA, THROMBOCYTOPENIC, IDIOPATHIC; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 60849093515     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31818c00db     Document Type: Letter

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