Hemolysis and methemoglobinemia due to hepatitis E virus infection in patient with G6PD deficiency

Annals of Hematology

Volumn 90, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1237-1238

  Au, Wing Y ^a   Ngai, Chun Wai ^a   Chan, Wai Ming ^a   Leung, Rock Y Y ^a   Chan, See Ching ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BILIRUBIN; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; HEMOGLOBIN; HEPATITIS E ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; METHEMOGLOBIN;

ADULT; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHINESE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOWN REGULATION; GLUCOSE 6 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATITIS E; HEPATITIS E VIRUS; HUMAN; LETTER; LEUKOCYTOSIS; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UPREGULATION; VIRUS CARRIER; FATALITY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; FATAL OUTCOME; GLUCOSEPHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY; HEMOLYSIS; HEPATITIS E; HUMANS; MALE; METHEMOGLOBINEMIA; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80055075539     PISSN: 09395555     EISSN: 14320584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00277-011-1167-6     Document Type: Letter

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