Morphologic differential diagnosis of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia-pitfalls apart from viral infection

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 380-

  Karow, Axel ^a   Baumann, Irith ^b   Niemeyer, Charlotte M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALBERS SCHOENBERG DISEASE; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; JUVENILE MYELOMONOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; LETTER; LEUKOCYTE ADHESION DEFICIENCY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; VIRUS INFECTION; ENDOCARDITIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, MYELOMONOCYTIC, JUVENILE; LEUKOCYTE-ADHESION DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; MALE; OSTEOPETROSIS; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 66149123326     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e31819ed260     Document Type: Letter

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