Warm autoimmune hemolytic anemia secondary to Plasmodium ovale infection: A case report and review of the literature

Transfusion and Apheresis Science

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 571-573

  Johnson, Adam S ^a   Delisca, Gadini ^b   Booth, Garrett S ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ATOVAQUONE PLUS PROGUANIL; COMPLEMENT COMPONENT C3D; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREDNISOLONE; PRIMAQUINE;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COOMBS TEST; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DIARRHEA; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; JAUNDICE; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PLASMODIUM OVALE; PLASMODIUM OVALE MALARIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SPLENOMEGALY; VOMITING; WARM AUTOIMMUNE HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA;

ANEMIA, HEMOLYTIC, AUTOIMMUNE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MALARIA; MALE; PLASMODIUM OVALE;

EID: 84888433601     PISSN: 14730502     EISSN: 18781683     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.transci.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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