Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to ehrlichia chaffeensis infection: A case report

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2010, Pages e142-e143

  Burns, Sam ^a   Saylors, Robert ^a   Mian, Amir ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichia chaffeensis; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETOPOSIDE; METHOTREXATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PATHOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CYTOPENIA; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FEVER; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; HYPOFIBRINOGENEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPLENOMEGALY;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CHILD; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77952784282     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181c80ab9     Document Type: Article

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