Disseminated histoplasmosis associated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in kidney transplant recipients

American Journal of Transplantation

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 687-691

  Lo, M M ^a   Mo, J Q ^a   Dixon, B P ^a   Czech, K A ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Hemophagocytosis; Invasive fungal infections; Kidney graft function; Pancytopenia; PTLD

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; ITRACONAZOLE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FEVER; FOCAL GLOMERULOSCLEROSIS; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT REDUCTION; ADOLESCENT; COMPLICATION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; RENAL INSUFFICIENCY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 76949106409     PISSN: 16006135     EISSN: 16006143     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-6143.2009.02969.x     Document Type: Article

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