Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis in 2 pediatric patients secondary to hepatitis a virus infection

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-214

  Bay, Ali ^a   Bosnak, Vuslat ^a   Leblebisatan, Göksel ^b   Yavuz, Sibel ^a   Yilmaz, Fatih ^a   Hizli, Samil ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Gaziantep Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOTRANSFERASE; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEVER; HEMOPHAGOCYTIC LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS; HEPATITIS A; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IRRITABILITY; JAUNDICE; MALE; NAUSEA; PALLOR; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SEROLOGY; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VOMITING; WEAKNESS;

CHILD; HEPATITIS A; HUMANS; INFANT; LYMPHOHISTIOCYTOSIS, HEMOPHAGOCYTIC; REMISSION INDUCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859463691     PISSN: 08880018     EISSN: 15210669     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2012.666783     Document Type: Article

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