Successful treatment with cyclosporine and high-dose gamma immunoglobulin for persistent parvovirus B19 infection in a patient with refractory autoimmune hemolytic anemia

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 250-253

  Ito, Shigeki ^a   Oyake, Tatsuo ^a   Uchiyama, Toshiyuki ^a   Sugawara, Takeshi ^a   Murai, Kazunori ^a   Ishida, Yoji ^a  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

AIHA; Cyclosporine; Immunoglobulin; Parvovirus B19

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CYCLOSPORIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASEPTIC NECROSIS; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; CASE REPORT; DRUG SAFETY; ERYTHEMA INFECTIOSUM; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; FEMALE; FEMUR HEAD NECROSIS; HUMAN; OSTEOPOROSIS; PLASMAPHERESIS; PURE RED CELL ANEMIA; REFRACTORY ANEMIA; SPLENECTOMY;

ADULT; ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; CYCLOSPORINE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN GAMMA-CHAINS; PARVOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PARVOVIRUS B19, HUMAN; RETICULOCYTE COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 6944233635     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1532/IJH97.04017     Document Type: Article

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