Cyclophosphamide in pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage due to leptospirosis

Indian Journal of Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 79-84

  Trivedi, Samir ^a,b   Vasava, Ashwin ^a   Patel, Tinkal ^a   Bhatia, Lovleen ^a  

^a GOVERNMENT MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cyclophosphamide; Leptospirosis; Pulmonary alveolar hemorrhage

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; MESNA; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PENICILLIN G; PREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALOPECIA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGIC CYSTITIS; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LEPTOSPIROSIS; LEUKOPENIA; LUNG HEMORRHAGE; MALE; PATHOGENESIS;

EID: 70349895008     PISSN: 09725229     EISSN: 1998359X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0972-5229.56053     Document Type: Article

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