Cytomegalovirus-induced haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis syndrome

BMJ Case Reports

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Munoz, Javier ^a   Shareef, Naushin ^a   Donthireddy, Vijayalakshmi ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOSPORIN; DEXAMETHASONE; ETOPOSIDE; GANCICLOVIR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INTERLEUKIN 2 RECEPTOR; PERFORIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SMEAR; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; FEVER; GENETIC SCREENING; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; NATURAL KILLER CELL; PANCYTOPENIA; PHAGOCYTOSIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RASH; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84857010025     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1757790X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bcr.10.2011.4963     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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