Ehrlichia-induced hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in two children

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 661-663

  Hanson, Derek ^a,b   Walter, Andrew W ^a,b   Powell, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEMOURS ALFRED I DUPONT HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (United States)

Author keywords

Ehrlichiosis; Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis; Secondary HLH

Indexed keywords

CEFEPIME; CLINDAMYCIN; CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; DOPAMINE; DOXYCYCLINE; ETOPOSIDE; FERRITIN; FOSPHENYTOIN SODIUM; GENTAMICIN; OXACILLIN; PERFORIN; RASBURICASE; STEROID; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING DISORDER; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; ERYTHROPHAGOCYTOSIS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FEVER; HEADACHE; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LYME DISEASE; MACULOPAPULAR RASH; MALE; PANCYTOPENIA; PHOTOPHOBIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASH; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEIZURE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; EHRLICHIA CHAFFEENSIS; EHRLICHIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; MALE;

EID: 79551646249     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22814     Document Type: Article

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