Haemophagocytic syndrome and Hodgkin's disease variant of Richter's syndrome after fludarabine for CLL

European Journal of Haematology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-92

  Chaker, Layal ^a   Segeren, Christine M ^a   Bot, Freek J ^b   Maartense, Eduard ^a  

^a Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b REINIER DE GRAAF HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; FLUDARABINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; B CELL LYMPHOMA; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC SYNDROME; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MULTIPLE CYCLE TREATMENT; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RICHTER SYNDROME;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS INFECTIONS; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, CHRONIC, B-CELL; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE; VIDARABINE;

EID: 77953831783     PISSN: 09024441     EISSN: 16000609     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2010.01444.x     Document Type: Article

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