Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in the premature neonate: A case study

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 274-278

  Woods, Amanda G ^a   Woods, Christopher W ^b  

^a The Women's Hospital of Greensboro   (United States)

^b WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Hemophagocytosis; Lymphohistiocytosis; Nonimmune hydrops fetalis; Premature infant

Indexed keywords

AFIBRINOGENEMIA; ARTICLE; ASCITES; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSING; PANCYTOPENIA; PREMATURITY; SPLENOMEGALY;

AFIBRINOGENEMIA; ASCITES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEPATOMEGALY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; PANCYTOPENIA; SPLENOMEGALY;

EID: 75749155473     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/ANC.0b013e3181c1fff7     Document Type: Article

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