Autoimmune Haemolytic Anaemia preceding the diagnosis of Hodgkin's Disease: A report of two cases and review of the literature

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 316-318

  Siddiqui, Neelam ^a   Aleem, Aamer ^a  

^a KING KHALID UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLEOMYCIN; DACARBAZINE; DANAZOL; DOXORUBICIN; FOLIC ACID; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; VINBLASTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HEPATOSPLENOMEGALY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LIVER BIOPSY; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COOMBS' TEST; HEPATOMEGALY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 65949115503     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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